If acerbic comments in the Daily Mail matter to Barclays' non-executives, they will pause for a moment before offering him the post.

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But perhaps, at some point in the day, we can pause for a moment to reflect upon what valor and courage and sacrifice really mean.

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If so, pause to think for a moment how crazy it is.

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In summary, when writing a resignation letter, after expressing your most articulate and insightful thoughts, perhaps the best strategy is to pause and think for a moment (if not overnight).

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With a barely a moment to pause for breath, the 51st minute saw former Bath winger Higgins cross the whitewash for his first ever try in an Exeter shirt, soothing the frayed nerves of the vociferous home support, as Davis added the crucial conversion.

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More comfortable then but not quite settled, the first question was greeted by a long pause and then a moment of mild panic for the production crew as she shut her eyes and put her head in her hands.

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The CDDR report offers a moment for all parties in Lusaka to pause and take stock.

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Give yourself a break for having a philosophical moment, a pragmatic pause.

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The government's pause for reflection over the health reforms has come at the very moment when the Liberal Democrats were duly given their expected drubbing in the council elections.

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And if she stopped for a moment because she was out of breath, well, he would pause, stroking the air with his tail.

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