Mr. Sarkozy "expressing the idea publicly with three weeks to go to the end of his first mandate isn't necessarily a bad idea as it puts the subject on the table without at the same time committing the French government or defining its position, " said BNP Paribas senior economist Dominique Barbet.

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One possibility is that unions without enough economic power to bring employers to the bargaining table could become subject specific organizations.

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The subject will be on the table at its meeting next week.

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Ruth grew up in a home where women's rights were a constant subject of discussion at the dinner table.

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Dialing up the torture, they'll soon move those tests to a "shaker table, " where they will subject the batteries to jarring vibrations, extreme temperatures and corrosive road salt, to name just a few hazards.

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"We're really hoping to put a stake in the ground and take this issue, which has been the subject of debate for a long time, off the table altogether, " says Yahoo!'

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Long story short: I wrote it as a chapter book instead of a coffee table book because I have a lifetime of material on the subject and I wanted to share it.

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