In fact, some Wall Street analysts see upbeat signs that consumer spending is on a steady course, if not actually rising.

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The inventively named Hamburger U has maintained a steady course of training since its formation, and Crotonville, launched in 1956, is the oldest corporate university in the nation.

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Some say, had Scott been given the time to chart a steady course last time around, Dundee would have progressed and been the force in Scottish football that they once were.

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Liu Kun, a spokesman for Foxconn, said in a China Daily story published Saturday that the company had been on a steady course for a while to replace manpower with robotic systems.

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Not to own gold is to trust government at all levels and in all times to be able to do the right thing to maintain the economy on a steady course and manage the affairs of man in a fair and orderly manner.

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While companies large and small continue to shrink their workforces, the federal government remains on a steady hiring course across the country.

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The market will respond positively only after the government begins to follow a steady, predictable course.

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The vote was 11 to 1 to keep the money policy course steady.

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The Maltese have created a special course for aircraft technicians at a local college to ensure a steady supply of qualified workers.

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The distribution is of course subject to the laws of microeconomics, but we we are trying to make the total steady and predictable.

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