At 10 minutes past our scheduled start time, we had five butts-in-chairs out of 16.

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They then opted against a rushed practice at the Westpac Stadium before the scheduled start at 1400 local time on Saturday - but the lack of preparation could hardly be an excuse.

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The match is already scheduled for a local time start of 0830am!

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With his new school in the UK scheduled to start on September 4, time is not on their side.

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This follows a request from Wexford to move the start time forward from the original scheduled 1900 BST.

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Among dignitaries due to attend the show, which is scheduled to start at 9 p.m. local time, are U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron.

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But the fog had lifted by the time the cars and lorries were scheduled to start.

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No vote by the full Senate -- the last step in confirmation -- has been scheduled, but Obama said he wants Sotomayor on the high court in time for the start of its next session in September.

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Scratched from his previous scheduled start because of back spasms, Pettitte (3-0) was pitching for the first time since April 9 at Cleveland.

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