Where they were once quick to strike, they are now more likely to work with management to ease the pain of making cuts.

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The decision mirrored past NLRB rulings and was widely expected, but will still disappoint some parents hoping for a quick end to a strike that has been hardest on students with disabilities.

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Leading 1-0 through Smith's third minute strike, Suarez equalized for Liverpool before Oldham scored two quick goals either side of the break.

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This implies, he says, that some districts are too quick to order post mortems, and that they are failing to strike an appropriate balance between the needs of the state and the rights of the next of kin.

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But Bolton pressed on and rocked Lincoln with two goals in quick succession - Swaibu diverting the ball past Burch and Lee scoring with a fine strike.

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Brown then drilled a powerful strike into the side-netting after skipping by a couple of challenges when a quick free-kick had caught the Macedonians napping.

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Also, Peterson was quick to point out that there was a 5% increase in swings and misses in the strike zone for Axford.

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Quick on the counter and unusually organized at the back, Wigan capably held City's expensive strike force of Carlos Tevez and Sergio Aguero at bay.

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However, Wigan were quick to re-establish the initiative and Roberts and Camara looked by far the hungrier of the two strike partnerships on show.

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