Of course, Swansea is still some distance from competing for a Champions League spot or hovering around the top of the Premier League, but picking up a trophy on Sunday would represent real validation for its decadelong project.

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The gist of it: The picture is terrible for older workers, with unemployment hovering at or above one year since March.

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As he did at Augusta, Woods entered the U.S. Open with the momentum of a tour victory, and over the tournament's first two days, he showed flashes, hovering at or near the top.

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But the game has languished since then, hovering around 30 million or so users.

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Speculation followed that the fire was either an accident, or sabotage by people alarmed that hovering Australian navy ships might send them back to Indonesia, where they embarked.

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The forces of change and optimism like Ms Usman, or the clan militias and extremists hovering in the background, waiting for the new government to run out of money and momentum and poised to push Somalia back towards anarchy?

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Once or twice, one of the animals leapt from the water, hovering momentarily before diving gracefully back into the sea.

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"You'd see a group of consultants hovering over a laptop, trying to prepare for a presentation, or else people had interviews, and the lobby wasn't providing enough privacy for the topic they were discussing, " says Brian Povinelli, senior vice president and global brand leader at Westin and Meridien.

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