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Indeed, the view is not so grim among those who have received only the crumbs off the status quo's table.
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Another option not on the table is the status quo - everyone seems clear, when it comes to caring for the elderly and disabled, things cannot go on as they are.
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But American officials concede the long term agreement called SOFA, or Status of Forces Agreement, is now off the table.
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But on days when everyone is too swamped to gather around the company Ping-Pong table, team members will shout out their status updates from their desks, which are arranged in a circle.
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That morning status meeting where doughnuts are being passed around the conference table could cause the start of the workday to be very stressful for an employee with allergies to wheat and eggs, or another who suffers from celiac disease.
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Does your employee refuse to sit at the conference table, passing up the doughnuts at the morning status meeting?
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The status quo is the one option that's not on the table, and those who seek to block any reform at all -- any reform at any costs will not prevail this time around.
WHITEHOUSE: White House Forum on Health Reform
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In the last five years, the UK has hosted more than 120 world and European status events, and Glasgow is now ranked ninth in the SportBusiness Ultimate Sports City table.
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Wang also won the women's singles title in Sydney, bringing her career tally to three Olympic gold and cementing her status as one of the best players in China's seemingly endless production-line of elite table tennis players.
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And here, with controversial works such as deformed crucifixes set on the grand dining table and tapestry pigs sitting under grandiose crystal chandeliers, Delvoye is certainly examining and challenging the status quo of an institution like the Louvre.
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