But its success or failure could sway Nintendo or Microsoft to pursue or shy away from similar offerings in the future.
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It may make a petty person all the more petty, or a shy person more sociable.
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Men, perhaps lonely or simply shy, could break the ice by asking a woman to dance.
Mr Greenspan himself, of course, is due to drop out of the labour force in January of next year, a month or so shy of his 80th birthday.
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For the very young (or the very shy) there was a quiet corner where visitors could write a piece for News or Sport Online with themselves or their family at the heart of the story.
But whether you're shy or not about proclaiming your love, the reality is that this day is big business.
"Some people who have been shy or lonely or feel less attractive discover they can socialise more successfully and express themselves more freely online".
If the shy or the scatterbrained take cognitive enhancers, it is not obvious whether this is levelling their playing field or giving them an unfair advantage.
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That strategy, described more fully in an October 4 article, has shown an ability to outperform the market when applied to blue-chip companies that are three or fewer weeks shy of estimated dates for their next scheduled earnings releases.
Canada's Rogers Wireless has made the lives of prank callers and shy or paranoid individuals a bit harder (and the rest of ours a bit more convenient) with the launch of Name Display, a new service that'll show a caller's name even if it's not stored in the phone's memory.
And for shy kids or slow readers, that can make all the difference.
To profit from a housing-induced drop in short-term rates, buy the iShares Lehman 1-3 Year Treasury Bond Fund (80, SHY) or its call option.
While gold futures open interest has risen strongly so far this month, it still remains more than 100, 000 lots, or 16%, shy of the all-time open-interest record that a CME Group spokesman listed as 650, 764 lots on Nov. 9.
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So, in effect, a woman who takes Social Security at 62 isn't necessarily accepting a smaller payout until 84, but only (on average) until her husband (or she) kicks off shy of 78.
And, as a good lawyer, the GC is never shy to share his or her opinion.
But the most talented and experienced of the bunch simply do their job and shy away from labels or titles.
For example, if it is priced too high, physicians and payers may shy away from prescribing or reimbursing it because they might perceive that the drug provides too little benefit for the added cost.
That effort, known as Project Win-Win, has helped community colleges and four-year schools in Florida, Louisiana, Missouri, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Virginia and Wisconsin find hundreds of ex-students who have either earned enough credits to receive associate degrees or are just a few classes shy of getting them.
But what I don't want to do is for us as a country, or as a party, to shy away from the prospects of international competition, because I think we've got the best workers on Earth, we've got the most innovative products on Earth, and if we are able to compete on an even playing field, nobody can beat us.
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These activities all require methodical, logistical, mathematical, wardrobe and dietary considerations just shy of a royal wedding or a Super Bowl halftime show.
Spoiled by the power of your best tools, you tend to shy away from messy calculations or long, case-by-case arguments unless they are absolutely unavoidable.
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Asian entrepreneurs also like to be more involved in managing their money than European or Americans are, and are not shy about calling the trading floor directly.
Some individuals are at greater risk than others for feelings of loneliness because of development issues -- for example, shy children who are excluded or rejected by other children, he said.
Many schools are so violent that pupils fear to walk through the vandalised gates, or have no lavatories, making girls too shy to attend.
Although there are always bottom-feeders in search of a bargain, for the most part buyers will shy away from second-rate or difficult works, even by famous names.
Is your brand an introvert standing away from the dance floor too shy to ask for a dance or does your brand have the confidence to walk up to the bar and introduce itself to the most gorgeous person standing there.
Frank Rich, for example, highlights a recent Pew survey that suggests that nearly half of independents are actually Democrats (21%) or Republicans (26%) who just shy away from the label, while another 20% are more populist, skeptical Democrats ("Doubting Dems"), 16% are "disaffected" voters with a highly negative view of government, and 17% are "disengaged" altogether.
Instinctively shy, he hated pressing the flesh or canvassing for money.
While his counterpart at the NBC broadcast network, Benjamin Silverman, loves media attention, Gaspin is shy, unassuming and uneasy making speeches or otherwise calling attention to himself.
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