Meanwhile, startups and their venture capital investors may be looking for a capital infusion or a quick path to the public markets.

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So much for the quick path to Phase 3.

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No longer a quick sure-shot path to IPO riches, several companies are doing well in the field, just growing a lot more slowly (and more thoughtfully) than Solyndra.

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The library path is a quick reminder of how everything changed on a crisp September morning.

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It would also show that any return to a more normal economy is unlikely to be quick or follow a straightforward path.

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While an array of medals and championship-winning performances suggest Riner has mastered both the mental and muscular side of his sport, he is quick to point out that his path to the top was far from smooth.

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Thus, unless the bears can find a reason to produce a quick reversal, the textbooks tell us that the path of least resistance is higher for now.

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With the two coxes both vying for the same quick water, they have to tread a careful path between giving their crews the fastest conditions, and also the clearest run - which can sometimes have calamitous results.

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The recovery will not be quick, easy or painless, but nonetheless the road out of trouble is a better path than the road down into yet worse times.

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