Plus, those who have been job hunting for a long time feel like the holidays present an opportunity to take a break.
Few schools present a take-it-or-leave it package, and students, especially those with stratospheric test scores, may be able to squeeze a few more bucks out of the school.
While the decision to resume nuclear testing will provoke criticism, there will be no better time than the present to take such a step.
Aardman's hallmarks of wry humour and a twisted take on life are all present.
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These are just a few areas where you could take a dispassionate look to see how you present your business publicly.
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Plouffe underscored that Obama's State of the Union address, to take place February 12, will present a more specific "blueprint" of the next four years.
However, investors will draw little cheer from the fact that it would not take much of a shock, in its present weakened state, to knock the stockmarket off course again.
It would take a much less hardline political mood than the present one for them to recur.
If more vaccine were needed, it would take up to a year to produce: at present no manufacturing capacity exists.
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Debevoise also said he would allocate roughly two days for both sides to present their sentencing arguments, take a brief recess to write his own statement on the case, and then pronounce the sentences.
In the present climate of scrutiny, it would take a recklessness bordering on insanity to perpetrate a cover-up at of all places Mr Kozlowski's old stomping ground.
"We will present a clear choice to Iran to take its rightful place in the community of nations, including its right to peaceful nuclear energy, or continue to refuse to meet its international obligations, " he said.
If the auditors find something amiss and they usually do they present the proof to the bank and take a cut of the compensation, typically between 15% and 30% of what the bank is eventually obliged to hand out.
Dr Mary Bousted, leader of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) said that despite sharing concerns about planned changes to pay and pensions members had not expressed a desire to take strike action: "at present we don't have any evidence that that is what they require".
At present we make 10 journeys a day to take our kids to school.
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But it will take a lot of concrete to shift prices, since, at present, new construction represents only around 1% of the total housing stock.
At present it can take anything from an 18 month to a two year delay from the onset of schizophrenia to people getting help.
Your doctor may want to take a sample of the pancreatic cyst fluid to determine if cancer cells are present.
What shoppers can take away from New York is the idea that the runway is a tool to present fanciful options, not to be used to dictate a specific look.
At present, the airport does not have a runway long enough to take large jets from Asia.
The present hive has been placed on a south-facing roof to take advantage of what sun and warmth there is and the bees are being given supplementary feed as a precaution.
Furthermore, Dendreon should take the mystery out of how they come up with their guidance and present investors with a tangible business plan.
There is not much time to take decisions about the future of the Colonial Office before it becomes a mere shell of its present active self.
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators asked Clinton to present his suggestions in a public manner, so that both sides could take the suggestions to their people for approval.
This week, Mr Arafat was due to address demands to present a new cabinet and appoint a Palestinian prime minister, who would take over some of his powers, or again face a confidence vote from his rebellious parliament.
"In view of the recent tragic events and present circumstances, we once again appeal to the government of Pakistan to take a sympathetic and humanitarian view of this case, and release Sarabjit Singh, " a statement issued by India's foreign ministry said.
The key proposal is for the creation of state-run agencies, alongside the present unemployment offices, which would take on those still unemployed after six months without a job, and hire them out to employers.
Two major events in the 1950s typified this give and take between past and present: the staunchly forward-looking Festival of Britain in 1951, a nationwide celebration of new art, architecture and design, and Queen Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953, to which millions of Britons tuned in.
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Even worse, ETFs present a massive conflict of interest, which, of course, banks love to take advantage of.
The present court is not devoid of quasi-liberals, defined now as those who take a more modern and expansive view of the constitution than the conservative majority.
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