He is looking for a flat 2006, as a sales concentration of lower-priced goods challenges margins.

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For one, much as a flat tax would inspire lobbyists looking for deductions on what would be a simplified tax, so would the same occur with a consumption levy.

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The one time decent weather lingered for more than a day, base camp was so crowded that we had to wander around the moraine looking for another spot flat enough to put up a tent.

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Many EUR punters remain flat, looking for a stronger individual conviction before entering the fray again.

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Granted, Sony has been known to bicker over the plummeting flat-panel prices, but could be looking for a way to effectively (and profitably) add to those record setting sales even more.

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The flat, black-looking skin of the whale peaked above the water for just a few seconds before submerging again.

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All these things usually would have been thoroughly checked and double checked before leaving the UK, but when you're flat out trying to summon up the required sponsorship (and we're still looking for a major sponsor), one has to prioritise time accordingly and I knew most hiccups would be solvable, somehow.

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But there you have the big contrast between them: the Irish Republic and Greece will have had three successive years of decline, and are looking at a flat or falling economy in 2011, whereas the OECD is predicting more than 2% growth for Iceland this year and in 2012.

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