It still faces the mother of all patent expirations next year, when Lipitor loses its protection.
But it still faces a crisis that might ultimately force it to seek a merger.
But it still faces uncertain votes in the full Senate and the lower house.
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But it still faces a tough task to restore its advantage over other banks.
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EU, but it still faces the long-term task of finding enough workers to provide its pensioners with their pensions.
And it still faces the classic constraints, identified by Thomas Malthus in the 19th century, of land and water.
But other states may not have the same take on the business, as he notes, so it still faces considerable uncertainty.
But though the country has a clear opportunity, it still faces risks.
Merck spent years languishing as it dealt with the fallout from its recall of the painkiller Vioxx (it still faces thousands of lawsuits).
While the market has positive momentum, it still faces hurdles.
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It still faces a crisis in two years when patents expire on drugs that produce 20% of its sales, but the market believes it is grappling with the problem.
Though the economy has brightened this year, it still faces threats, including across-the-board government spending cuts that took effect March 1 and are expected to trigger furloughs and layoffs.
But as Penn State grapples with the trial's aftermath, it still faces the related prosecution of two former university officials: Vice President Gary Schultz and Athletic Director Tim Curley.
Merck (nyse: MRK - news - people ) spent years languishing as it dealt with the fallout from its recall of the painkiller Vioxx (it still faces thousands of lawsuits).
The Gulf may never again see the kind of quantum leap in its fortunes that has transformed it over the past few decades, but it still faces the tough choices Mr bin Byat speaks of.
"The stock sale was a way for Sirius to gain some financial flexibility at a time when it still faces losses with or without the XM Satellite Radio merger, " said Frederick Moran, an analyst at Stanford Group.
But it still faces major challenges.
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And after merging its clearing unit with Cedel last year, it hopes that Clearstream, the new entity, will become Europe's clearing house of choice, though it still faces competition from Euroclear, which last week leapt into bed with Sicovam, France's settlement system.
Given that less than three months have passed since Google admitted that it had accidentally collected data from thousands of Wifi networks with its Street View cars, and that it still faces a legal probes in more than three dozen states, this is probably not a new toy that the company needs.
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Though Nike committed to fair labor practices more than a decade ago, it still faces problems, including a report by the Associated Press last year that workers for its Converse brand in Indonesia were being slapped by supervisors, forced to stand in the scorching sun for hours at a stretch as punishment for not meeting quotas, and insulted as dogs and pigs by bosses.
However, the program, which differs from other law-enforcement shows because it deals with pending cases, still faces scrutiny from some defense attorneys whose clients may be featured.
However, while Cyprus is now likely to remain in the eurozone, the country still faces significant obstacles as it attempts to recover from the crisis.
Though Shenzhen is still considering the possibility, it faces stiff opposition.
The country still faces a productivity crisis and it will take years to get a quarter of its population out of the jobs line and back into the workforce.
As it is, it has laid off 20, 000 staff and still faces tough times.
Despite promising early sales, "Mormon" still faces some built-in challenges: It's not a show for the whole family, and religious theatergoers may find it offensive.
But the connection isn't made just yet: This deal still faces major obstacles that could easily cause it to disconnect, including U.S. regulators and competing bids.
For those who have not been able to leave it behind, I can still see the emotion on their faces, the sense of loss they still carry close to the surface.
Merck still faces tens of thousands of suits, and it is far from out of the woods.
While such technology still faces numerous hurdles, the capability to use it for purposes once relegated to science fiction have already been proven in a real-world context, most recently by Carnegie Mellon University researchers in 2011.
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