Independent contractors are a popular solution to mitigate the risk of over-hiring for many reasons.

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His new party reflects the ambivalent nationalism of many Quebeckers, best summed up by a comic who said that the ideal solution is an independent Quebec within a strong and united Canada.

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Such straight talk has brought Naftali Bennett much criticism from those inside and outside Israel who support the goal of a two-state solution (Israel and an independent Palestine living side-by-side).

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It is a comprehensive solution: but this is entirely independent of whether it would reduce emissions significantly.

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The solution: more testing by the independent group and a focus on changing the future instead of focusing on the past.

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The best solution, she believes, is to hire independent contractors, who would be able to take on certain tasks without upping her headcount.

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It would be neither independent nor viable, and would end the two-state solution as commonly understood.

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The Palestinians' chief negotiator Saeb Erakat said such a settlement will dash any hopes of a "two-state solution" -- with Israel and an independent Palestinian nation, living together in peace.

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An independent, statutory body such as an electoral commission to allocate party political broadcasts seems the obvious solution.

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If we want to make it easier for employers to hire, or failing that, to make it easier for workers to become independent, then why would astronomically expensive, employer-based health insurance be the best permanent solution?

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