Seek a second opinion and keep lines of communication with your doctors open.

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Honore also said he was trying to keep up constant communication with his troops, who are worried about their own families in the affected region.

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Relationships in the start-up world develop organically and over time, so keep your contacts engaged with ongoing communication, great follow-up, and a proactive approach.

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Fleck says Chevrolet will keep in touch with those fans, though the communication is not intended to convert every lead into a sale.

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It's also communication and relationships: I still keep in touch with some people whom I met on the Prodigy network in the early '90s, when I was a teenager.

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This will keep the communication flow steady and ensure that all employees are on board with projects and assignments for the year to come- not still trapped in vacation mode two weeks later.

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With short lines of communication to suppliers, the retailer could keep a better check on quality and was more flexible.

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This intuitive new operating system update will keep HTC Radar 4G customers connected and entertained just about wherever life takes them with its new and innovative communication features centered on people, along with preloaded entertainment applications and the ability to multitask between apps.

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The institution provides tools and resources to help the U.S. education system keep up with global competitors by combing the traditional 3Rs with the 4Cs (Critical thinking and problem solving, Communication, Collaboration, and Creativity and innovation).

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