• The other is the longtime Forbes 5-Star boutique resort Twin Farms, in nearby Barnard, VT, one of the finest luxury properties in the US, which regularly hosts Stave events for fans.

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  • But, outnumbered and outgunned, they were not expected to stave off defeat for long.

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  • By so doing, the Israeli prime minister evidently hopes to stave off accountability for these past mistakes.

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  • In fact, Gorbachev is, in all likelihood, literally banking on the infusion of food, capital and technology from the West now in the offing to stave off demands for still greater reform.

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  • Forbes should not have offered a poorly written counterpoint, to stave off the stinging criticism for Michael's researched editorial.

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  • Despite the fact that other inhibitors of beta-amyloid have failed in clinical trials, Roche is moving ahead with gantenerumab to see if early intervention in patients at risk for AD can stave off disease.

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  • But boosting the Medicare reserves also appeals to Mr Gramm's fiscal hawkishness, for it might stave off a tax hike early in the next century, when the programme's costs will rise as the number of retired people grows.

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  • The best 24 teams would contend for the World Series--and try to stave off demotion--while the bottom 24 would play for promotion to the top league.

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  • He has been negotiating for weeks with Stewart's lawyers, who are trying to stave off a summons that would create a difficult choice for the Princess of Propriety: testify at the risk of contradicting herself under oath or assert her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.

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  • This makes it a formidable foe for anyone wishing to stave off reality.

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  • The tobacco industry fought for 50 years to stave off public health efforts to tax and ban smoking, and many lives were lost.

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  • As a mom, I know how important it is to carry snacks for little ones to stave off meltdowns when they start to get hungry.

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  • With the six months he has left in the top job, can he stave off the breakup long enough for the deed to be done by his likely successor, Werner Wenning, now the chief financial officer?

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  • Demus, the 2005 world silver medallist who missed the 2007 worlds for the birth of her twin sons, just managed to stave off the late challenge of Lucas and admitted she was to blame for her defeat.

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  • The Muslim Brotherhood and its friends desperately hope to stave off the further enactment of American Laws for American Courts.

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  • And, the combination of Liverpool's deflation with West Brom's desperation for at least a draw to stave off relegation, saw the home side quickly take a stranglehold of the game.

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  • Egypt's fractious liberals are deeply sceptical of the military, but may revert to accepting a further dose of military dictatorship to stave off the Islamist tide, at least for a while.

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  • The latest in a series of disappointing studies finds that soy supplements, an increasingly popular substitute for hormone therapy, do not stave off hot flashes, night sweats, and other uncomfortable menopausal symptoms.

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  • The well-publicised troubles of Nissan Motor, which is closing five car plants and chopping 21, 000 jobs to stave off bankruptcy, have made it acceptable for even profitable firms to announce pre-emptive cuts of their own.

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  • When the European Central Bank (ECB) embarked upon its Long Term Refunding Operations (LTRO1 and LTRO2), which gave all European banks access to 1% money for 3 years in order to stave off a rapidly approaching financial crisis in those banks, there was an unwritten quid pro quo.

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  • The IMF encouraged Egypt to apply for emergency short-term financing to stave off collapse of its crisis-stricken economy.

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  • Mr Peres is suspected of seeking it in order to stave off his retirement as party leader, scheduled for June.

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  • If depression is indeed a risk factor for dementia, treating depression should help stave off dementia, but no studies have shown this effect, Saczynski said.

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  • This fairy tale still lives on in quaint Norwich, Vermont, where Stave puzzles has garnered a lofty reputation and loyal following for its intricate, beautiful, and sometimes maddening hand-cut wooden puzzles.

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  • The less scared they are, the more likely Europe's spineless policymakers are to jump yet again for a plan that does just enough to stave off catastrophe temporarily, but lets the underlying problem get worse.

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  • To stave off stagnation, Europeans would then be reduced to praying for the miracles of the new economy.

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  • Last week, the official government watchdog for TARP announced that Feinberg is currently trying to stave off another pay controversy at AIG.

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  • We want people to lead long healthy lives without the need for clinicians to get involved, or at least stave that of as long as possible.

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  • Meanwhile, the Financial Times says Italy's prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, is fighting to stave off the collapse of his coalition government amid EU demands for concrete economic reforms.

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  • They can range from being compelled to wash the baby repeatedly in order to stave off germs and infection to refusing to handle the baby for fear of dropping her.

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