"Parents have stepped back a bit and said 'We can't foot all the bills, ' " said Sarah Ducich, senior vice president for public policy at Sallie Mae.

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Naturally we were a bit intimidated when she stepped in front of us, blocking the aisle, hands on broad hips.

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Every time human settlers stepped into those areas in serious numbers, they got bit, then they got sick, and then, until very recently, most of them backed off.

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The market place is a bit more stable Friday morning and bargain hunters have stepped in to buy the dip in gold prices.

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"It's a little bit like being in a dream, " Piccard said as he stepped on the tarmac.

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With a little bit of money and in a short amount of time, a new product idea at Intuit stepped toward viability.

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