Part-time sales negotiator Andrea Rowsell, from Bristol, who had arranged to attend one of the party nights with a group of 19 friends, said she was informed by email that it has been cancelled.

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Part-time sales negotiator Andrea Rowsell from Bristol, who had arranged to attend one of the party nights with a group of friends, received a refund "four or five days" after hearing the events were cancelled.

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She now works part time for the sales force research and training business her husband, Richard , an Indiana University faculty member, runs on the side.

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The average dealer does about 60, 000 euros in sales, including those working part-time.

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At the very least, test the sales process with one or two people, even on a part time basis.

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Verizon spent part of that time preparing its network for the surge in activity that would come with iPhone sales, said Verizon Communications President and Chief Operating Officer Lowell McAdam.

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As a result, a calculation by one of its experts about how much time Samsung's infringing products disrupted sales, and how much that hurt Apple, was an important part of the jury's final decision.

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