"It'll be just awesome if we can manage to win it, " he says.

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"It if happens, it will be tough, but we'll manage through it, " said one airline executive who declined to be named.

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If we wanted to deliver this from central and eastern Europe, we would need to manage it ourselves.

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"I had a feeling that if we could manage to keep pressure on their defence we could get the equaliser and could turn it around - because they might start to panic, " said the Dutchman.

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Those same people would also suggest inviting us over to watch the game (sports, console, but most likely a super high-res PC title if you can manage) on it, and indicate we are willing to bring refreshments.

ENGADGET

So, the recovery plan we passed is the first step in getting our economy back on track, but it is just the first step, because even if we manage this plan flawlessly, there will be no real recovery unless we clean up the credit crisis that has severely weakened our financial system.

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But what is going to happen to them if we do manage to pressure Apple and Samsung into not using their labour or the tin it produces?

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He also says that if we manage to hijack the molecules responsible for photosynthesis in plants and use them to generate electricity for our own needs it becomes a great, disruptive new step in the way we generate solar power in general.

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