Proof of the gravity of the hiatus is that EDF has recently cut its dedicated nuclear workforce by 20% or 150 people, and stopped recruiting, because - in the words of an EDF source - the company felt it could no longer "burn money" (no jokes please about how that might be cheaper than more conventional fuel).

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Gayle admitted the gap between his previous century and this one felt a lot longer than it was.

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The fish (I no longer felt I deserved to call it by its rightful name), though undercooked, was vastly superior to the canned ravioli I heated on a hot plate every night.

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Around half of respondents in each category also felt that jury selection was taking longer than it used to, because they had to be sure that prospective jurors were not judging scientific evidence by television standards.

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It said it had fully co-operated with Moorhead ahead of its changeover but felt unable to accept the extra liability as it would no longer receive government funding for the school.

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Syriana, he said, took longer than normal to pass because his office felt it required a second opinion from authorities in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the seven-emirate federation.

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The problem is that the past five years I felt I've been standing on my head, and I couldn't stand on it for very much longer.

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