But this is right there for Miami: a clinching step, a great relief, easy to see, lenses flipped up or down.

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Though some are calling for Burton to step aside, he expressed relief Thursday night that the failed vote was not being blamed on him.

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Mr Brown sees debt relief as but one step in increasing the resources that are made available to fight poverty.

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Visitors try to empathise with victims and imagine the motivations of the perpetrators, he says, and then visitors have a sense of relief that they can step back into the safety of their own lives.

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The IMF can only step in with taxpayer-financed temporary relief at best.

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Whatever relief Reisman felt over moving a step closer to funding was short-lived.

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This step allows the American people to support organizations providing humanitarian relief activities, including the distribution of emergency medical and shelter supplies, as well as those pursuing broader efforts to rebuild affected areas.

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First of all, the relief valve is the final and most assured final step -- that would be to essentially drill down the 19, 000 feet to where the formation is and to block off the well that is now open.

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And this is a good first step, both on the substantive merits and on the psychological relief it gives to the American people in general, and the small business people and community bankers and others who can start doing things that will help get better in particular.

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Bankruptcy relief on student loans isn't just fair, it's the first step to a more functional market in higher education.

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