But in many ways, the Senate debate is about setting the stage for the next administration.
Why pay? is setting the stage for the disappearance of Dad from the modern household.
Horford scored on an alley-oop eight seconds later, setting the stage for Anthony's final basket.
Third, cost cutting and other restructuring efforts are setting the stage for higher returns.
Other states are setting the stage for growth and prosperity, too, thanks to smart tax structures.
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The SPY retested the January lows in March (point 3), setting the stage for a bear-market rally.
Nonetheless, it appears that U.S. policymakers are setting the stage for an easing of the economic sanctions.
It may soon compete with Amazon, which has been setting the stage for a Chinese invasion.
The award was subsequently overturned by the Court of Appeals, setting the stage for a Supreme Court review.
Last week, the Senate turned back two less-restrictive late-term abortion bans, setting the stage for today's decisive vote.
The FCC is setting the stage for a naked power-grab over the entire middle mile fiber, cable, and all.
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Worse yet, they would be setting the stage for massive new and unjustifiable liabilities for U.S. and allied taxpayers.
Mr Romney ceded little ground, though, setting the stage for a series of bruising exchanges that crackled with tension.
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Last week Zain's board had approved the sale of Zain Africa to Bharti, setting the stage for Tuesday's announcement.
That allowed Asia to relax tight-money policies, setting the stage for eventual recovery.
Authorities, however, are making one glaring mistake that could devastatingly postpone a prosperous future by setting the stage for inflation.
Noyce, then 29, became their leader, setting the stage for the startup mentality that has reigned in Silicon Valley since.
But the Islamic conference was a big coup for him, setting the stage for a dramatic improvement in Iranian-Arab affairs.
ISLAMABAD Pakistan's government resigned at midnight Saturday, setting the stage for elections that could shore up civilian rule in the troubled country.
Setting the stage for further consolidation in Japan's electronics sector, Toshiba is in talks to buy Fujitsu 's hard-disk drive unit.
The women who entered business and law two and three decades ago were the groundbreakers setting a stage for women in the workplace today.
It should also probe the extent to which even more shortsighted policies are setting the stage for still greater strategic problems elsewhere.
The third quarter was rough for the U.S., setting the stage for a potentially worse fourth quarter, and an outright recession.
"It is about a dream and an image and not a projection of someone that is instrumental in setting the stage, " she said.
Indeed the collapse of oil prices, one of the few reasons around for economic cheer, may be setting the stage for another spike.
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Setting the stage, the Semiconductor Industry Association reported a 0.9% drop in chip sales for November from October, the second straight monthly decline.
By 1993, he had won election as a provincial governor, setting the stage to challenge Lee, who began to ignore him more and more.
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JoJo Marasco scored the first of their three goals with 2:35 left, setting the stage Luke Cometti's tying goal with 59 seconds left, then Maltz.
In the mid-1950s the Communists ran the French out of what was then called Indochina, setting the stage for our involvement and the Vietnam War.
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