They mostly remain convinced that the problem is only temporary, that the economic reports are coming in worse than their forecasts only because they under-estimated the effect the surge in energy and commodity prices would have on consumer spending, and the effect the Japanese earthquake would have on auto and technology production.

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Our commanders will soon be hard pressed to preserve today's deployments of American forces in Iraq, let alone to have them take up once again the sorts of positions in the urban areas that they held to such therapeutic effect during the surge.

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The effect: a significant surge in the use of independent contractors.

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Dr Wehr suspects that the effect may have to do with a surge, during the wee hours, of certain hormones associated with the thyroid.

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But a female Conservative colleague says there is too much focus on numbers, arguing that the sudden surge in women in the 1997 intake has had little effect on what is debated, or on the tone of debate.

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As they hear a formidable military commander explain the counter-intelligence strategy he developed and is now implementing with considerable, and growing, effect, they will agree with his recommendation: The surge is making a difference and the effort and expenses required for it to make a sustained contribution to our security are justified.

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While the NHL lockout had a dampening effect on Jacobs' revenue stream, it was offset by a surge in other areas of his firm's operations, namely travel and hospitality.

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Moreover the halo effect from the hot-selling media players has led to a surge in sales of Apple desktop and laptop computers that has made Apple a player in the computer market once again.

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The filings in the 2006 fiscal year include a surge of bankruptcies filed in the first half of October 2005, just before the reforms went into effect.

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