But during the giddy precrash era, that track record gave little pause to Citi or others.

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Yet with little pause for reflection, his reward has been a very lucrative continuing career, first as chief executive of Alliance Boots, the chemists' chain, and now in charge at Gala Coral, the leisure and bookmaker chain.

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Unidentified Woman: That makes you a little, gives you pause.

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There is little justification for a pause yet.

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But before that, we wanted to take a pause to hear a little bit from you, our listeners.

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While the first year-over-year drop in profits in almost a decade might give some investors pause, there's little cause for concern for the future of the company.

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But the recent revelation that shifting from coal to gas has very little climatic benefit should surely give people making that argument pause for thought.

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More broadly across the region, there was little guidance from Wall Street Monday, where the rally in stocks took pause.

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Even small scale consumers, exploring the possibility of adopting solar solutions give pause when talking about finally making a decision on the matter, preferring instead to kick the can a little further down the road.

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