They said it would make it harder for the MoD to ask for additional funding if it could not manage its existing assets - and said it was "wholly unsatisfactory" that the MoD expected it to take another two to four years to sort out.
The message for Derby is to go out, have a go and see where it takes you - and if it does not work, take the money and run.
But up and until the moment that it does happen -- if it does, which we hope it does -- obviously, they will not have had their desired effect.
It talks of more cost-cutting, but not if it threatens long-term deep mining of rich ores.
He said he "hoped" the eurozone would not break up, and there would be "dramatic consequences" if it did - but he did not rule it out.
But with competitors already bringing smaller tablet form factor products to market at more affordable prices, it seems likely that Apple will respond rather than sit on the sidelines as other companies look to beat it in a market that it helped create if not re-create.
The message was, said Mr Jones, aimed at a Tory Government in Westminster who would "be able to abolish the assembly at a whim" if it wanted to - not, you might argue, that likely.
However, it still might be a dinosaur if it does not have a well-defined place in your overall marketing and social media strategy.
The men promised it was "top quality" and could be returned if not up to scratch - and this time it was not a camcorder job, with sound and visuals that were not perfect, but definitely watchable.
If it was a one-lap race maybe not so much but it's a two-hour race.
"If it's low cost-basis stock, it's not a big deal, " Fahlund explains, because you would pay the 10% penalty on the cost basis, not the current market value of shares.
It was barely a month ago that Wigan went down 9-1 at Tottenham - and if it were not for good fortune they might have suffered a similar fate at Old Trafford.
And if it doesn't it is not clever - it is defeatist, and will inevitably lead to a diminution of power.
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If it does, it will not have been because of any Olympic-related change of course.
Santos, a key U.S. ally, said in his opening remarks Saturday that it was time to overcome such issues -- calling it unthinkable if Cuba is not part of the next Summit of the Americas.
Santos, a key U.S. ally, said in his opening remarks Saturday that it was time to overcome such issues -- calling it unthinkable if Cuba is not part of the next Summit of the Americas, as well as nearby Haiti.
"The way he skied, he was so light even though he was a big guy, he was so light on the skis, smooth and he could pull it off -- even though if the first run was not that great, he could really do it on the second run, " the Austrian said.
And it may be that -- you know, if Congress decides -- if Congress decides we're not going to do it, even after all the facts are laid out, all the options are clear, then the American people can make a judgment as to whether this Congress has done the right thing for them or not.
Players are permitted to raise the ball with a flick or scoop provided it is not dangerous - if it is within five metres of an opponent it will be considered dangerous.
It said that if the stand-off was not serious enough to invoke the clause, then it was difficult to imagine what could, "short of all out war".
If it can release this new DLC and not engender venom-spitting rage, it might be able to just shut the door on this whole saga and move on.
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President Ronald Reagan's drive for deficit-inducing tax cuts and deregulation might not have worked if it were not for the grass-roots conservative activism of the 1970s that pushed national debate to the right.
So it's not as if it's - well, every reservist knows that it's a possibility.
In fact, Gorbachev has already given an unmistakable signal that he is determined not to "ease" the transition to a market economy but to delay -- if not forestall -- it.
But close orbits would broadly be too hot - the hunt seeks roughly Earth-sized planets orbiting at a sufficient distance that water, if it is there, can exist in liquid form - and not so distant that it freezes.
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He acknowledged that "ultimately we are going to need to reduce - if not very largely eliminate -our use of oil but it is not going to happen overnight".
Suffice it to say, if climate-gate was not the elephant in the room for many of those present, it should have been.
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Widely watched car sales, for instance, increased only 0.3% in November, year-on-year, but they would have declined if it were not for unusually large year-end discounts.
I'm not arguing for a return to classic liberal arts education--it's not as if sixth-graders are suddenly going to start reading Aristotle.
It's a bit difficult to master, but we find it's more efficient if you put a little bit of your fingernail into it -- not too much, of course, you don't want to scratch your precious reader.
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