True, my people have been pursuing naps and obscurity in the U.S. since 1630 (migrating in response to a period of unusual opportunity and employment in Europe).

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The Environment Agency said it would submit its response to the feasibility study within the consultation period.

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Saracens seemed determined to kick the leather off the ball, and a lengthy period of aerial ping-pong drew a response of jeers, whistles and slow handclaps from their own supporters.

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Response rates were low, which increased random variation from one period to the next.

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As response assets are freed up in states already impacted by the storm, we will begin moving them to help with ongoing response, and we will be working with all other states throughout the recovery period.

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In response, the number of journals bought by libraries dropped by 6% over that period.

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The oddest response, though, is if you write making an obvious point about an historical period or historical figure, you will get lots of letters and emails insisting that the obvious thing about the guy or his time is completely wrong.

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The initial registration period has been extended by two weeks, until March 13th, apparently because of the lacklustre response.

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That is the line taken by those who think the best response to the Stevens report would be to do nothing but use it to draw a line under a brutal period which, it is to be hoped, the peace process is bringing to an end.

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For instance, in one organization we worked with many years ago for a brief period, it was widely known that if the CEO said something in a meeting, the only safe response was agreement.

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