But a good half of each twenty-second increment was typically taken up with preliminaries and formalities.
Early in his career he was taken up by Pierre Wack, a founder of the discipline.
Percy the pheasant has taken up residence in the grounds of Towerview Primary School in Bangor.
Leahy's amendments could be considered again when the bill is taken up by the full Senate.
We have Qatar where the command of the campaign has taken up its headquarters.
And that's why we've taken up the cause of health insurance reform this year.
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In recent years the singing has been taken up by clubs and other performing groups.
Until the election most of Lula's energies are likely to be taken up with crisis-management.
California and other state governments have taken up lead bullets as a matter of policy.
Meanwhile, the acclaimed 'Titanic At Home' exhibition, has temporarily taken up a new berth.
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What an interesting concept (and one taken up by Radiohead with In Rainbows).
Pheasant-hunting aside, Persson rarely visits Linkenholt these days, having taken up residence in nearby Ramsbury.
Most of the space taken up in 1998 represented relocations from villas to modern buildings.
Algeta's researchers have exploited this to produce a drug that is taken up by bones.
Mr Gandhi has taken up their cause, and even managed to get himself briefly arrested.
Reports say the bill may be taken up again in the current budget session.
Your valuable time is being taken up reading and responding to all these messages.
In fact, over a quarter of its outstanding stock is taken up with stock options.
How much of your week would you say is taken up doing this stuff now?
It has taken up immigration reform several times in recent years, but failed to enact anything.
"Mercedes has taken up shooting and fishing because that's what Sid likes, " writes Hays.
Radioiodine not taken up into the thyroid gland is excreted in your urine and saliva.
The case has been taken up by critics of the academy programme in England.
The feeling is that they've not taken up the fight enough on our behalf.
The rest is taken up by clothes hanging out to dry in the blistering heat.
This was a point taken up by the pro-business and normally pro-government Liberal Party.
Durbin is advancing has been taken up by some in government who should know better.
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But I hope that this will be a budget that will be taken up and passed.
But the new Labour government has now taken up the issue of health inequalities again.
It is perhaps not surprising that writers and filmmakers have taken up the subject.
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