But you'll get weighted down in a hurry if you grab every plate and cup you come across.

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You may have hastily put someone down as your beneficiary when you first opened your IRA 10 years ago, or even left it blank if you were really in a hurry, and never gave it another thought.

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If you need a doctor in a hurry, you used to be out of luck.

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It can be a nightmare if you need to find a colleague in a hurry as we have large open plan areas.

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If you want one, though, you had better hurry because only 88 cars will actually be produced.

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Only tie your money up for a long time if you know you won't need it in a hurry.

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It is nicely portable if you think you might have to leave your home country in a hurry, but that is certainly not an argument for buying gold futures or ETFs.

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If the hybrid rocket needs to be shut down in a hurry all you need do is turn off the pump delivering the oxidiser.

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If your waiter tries to memorize all the orders at all the tables, you might get the wrong meal, and if your server is in a hurry, thai dipping sauce might be spilled on your new silk blouse.

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Convenience is part of this: There's little preparation, it doesn't take long to cook, you can feed a lot of kids in a hurry with a few packages of hot dogs, and the kids usually don't mind if you burn or drop a few.

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