Then, after two seconds rest, the cycle begins again.

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Participants were asked to cycle all out for six seconds then rest for one minute, repeating the cycle 10 times.

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The shape of our week is religious - the seven-day cycle with a day of rest being one of Judaism's contributions to our society.

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Instead of offsetting or suppressing the American business cycle, events in the rest of the world could have amplified it and that in turn would have obliged the Fed to stop the expansion by raising interest rates.

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The rest is up to the natural economic recovery cycle.

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About 2.5 miles (4km) of cycle routes will be created, along with a rest area, tourist information and view points.

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But for the rest, the recovery in manufacturing and housing in swing states owes more to the rhythms of the business cycle and global conditions, or to broad-based federal stimulus and easy monetary policy.

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