The economy grew in the third quarter of last year, boosted by the impact of the Olympics, but shrunk again by 0.3% in the last three months of 2012 and would enter a triple dip recession if it contracted in the first quarter of 2013.
While no physical injuries have been reported, if a passenger contracted a significant disease, such as hepatitis, from unsanitary conditions on the ship, maritime trial attorney John H. (Jack) Hickey believes physical injury could be argued.
Would it be possible keep the reports secret if the regulators had contracted for the reviews directly?
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He used to say that it was his curse to have been stricken with a type of that terrible disease that was so exotic that few people - and, until he came along, few if any celebrities - had contracted it.
Cuomo said that even if the transition from LIPA, and its currently contracted operator, National Grid, isn't done in time for the summer and fall hurricane season, Long Islanders will still be better served.
However, he is contracted to Twente until 2011, and if they win on Sunday, the opportunity to lead the Tukkers in their first Champions League group stage campaign may prove too tempting an opportunity to turn his back on.
His point was that if Gosnell was guilty of murder, the mothers who contracted for his services were morally guilty.
Protection was the stipulation that if the market price of Sharp stock fell below the contracted price, the deal could be renegotiated.
Research by the Chartered Management Institute shows that the vast majority of managers work over their contracted hours, but clearly this is futile if the extra time is not being used productively.
If eurozone gross domestic product data on Thursday shows the economy contracted, that could spur the ECB to act, analysts said.
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The UK economy contracted by 0.3% in the final three months of 2012, and if it shrinks in the first quarter of this year, the UK will enter its third recession in five years.
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The UK economy contracted by 0.3% in the last three months of 2012, and if it shrinks in the first three months of this year, then it will have fallen back into recession for the third time in five years.
The UK economy contracted in the final three months of 2012, and the UK will be back in recession if economic activity shrinks this quarter.
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