Thus, I am taking it as a small, temporary negative rather than the positive step that a genuine step toward fiscal prudence would be.

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This is a first step toward reducing the negative physical impact of stress.

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If you feel compelled to lend support to a cause which may potentially draw negative attention to your company, step down from your day-to-day responsibilities, distance yourself from your former company and then begin a new career as an outspoken activist.

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"The company would only take this painful step in an effort to cease the drumbeat of negative perceptions, " says David Trone, an analyst at Fox-Pitt Kelton.

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With this project we heard there was some local concern about a negative effect on tourism, so we decided to go one step further than usual and create a tourist attraction to leave as our legacy.

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Canada stayed in step with the rest of the world today by posting its own negative data.

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Merck's international trial, called Step, began in 2004 and involved 3, 000 HIV-negative volunteers from diverse backgrounds, between the ages of 18 and 45.

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