That sure sounds like a better way of doing things, but there is no way of knowing whether the future will offer such congenial circumstances.
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The college dropout quickly gained a reputation as a demanding manager, a brilliant pitchman and someone who seemed to have a knack for knowing with the future would bring.
And if you can imagine laying on your back, in pain, tubes coming out of you, not knowing what the future's going to hold for you, whether you're going to be around or not be around, you look for an idyllic place to be, just in case.
As the Millennial Generation learns by watching the public failures of their elders, they will enter into leadership positions in the future knowing that the Internet can always come back to haunt them.
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Lesley Griffiths will face the vote knowing her future's secure but knowing that cementing and underpinning the changes to the NHS she is expected to deliver hasn't got any easier today.
Living as we do in turbulent times, we are, as throughout history, denied the luxury of knowing how future generations will look back on the present financial crisis.
For people like John, it can be awful to go from knowing where the danger is to having complete uncertainty over your future, not knowing if the service is going to keep you or not, not knowing what you are transitioning to, and knowing you are unprepared.
Without knowing the intricacies of the future problems the Zimbabwe Cricket Union faces, I can only imagine there will be gloomy ramifications.
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So as Estonia prepares to celebrate its coming of age this August, when it will mark 21 years since the end of the Soviet occupation, the country can look back at how far it has come, but face the future knowing that it has a lot still to prove.
We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations.
"We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations, " he said, warning of a "long and sometimes difficult" path to sustainable energy sources in a nation dominated by its fossil fuel industries such as oil and coal.
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And I have a way of always knowing what is going to happen in the near future.
It's very disheartening not knowing what's going to happen in the future.
And nowadays people live more in a kind of waiting situation, not really knowing what will be next and what will be the next future.
The measures he supports would severely hurt the future of the mortgage industry: What private entity, for instance, would extend mortgages, knowing that Washington politicians would be empowered to change the terms when politically convenient, instead of letting lenders and borrowers see if they could work something out that would take each particular situation into account?
An acquirer that obtains CFIUS approval can proceed to close the transaction knowing that a safe harbor provision usually protects it from future CFIUS actions.
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With a little planning, servicemen and women deployed overseas can serve their country with the peace of mind that comes from knowing that their family and their future security are provided for.
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Because knowing where my money is going helps me make course corrections and plan for the future.
His skepticism is shared by the CBO and Medicare actuary, which every year have felt compelled to offer an alternative fiscal scenario that reflects current policy knowing that this provides a far more accurate depiction of our long-run fiscal future than the current law baseline.
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Knowing where such mineral deposits are can help guide future explorations for signs that life once existed on the red planet.
By knowing the size and shape of their fields, farmers can then use correct amounts of fertilizer and plan for future soil improvements. eDairy in Sri Lanka also allows farmers to send text messages to a network of veterinarians and extension workers requesting services.
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