The untimely deaths last month of Luis Eduardo Magalhaes, the government's key man in the legislature, and of Sergio Motta, one of its main political strategists, made it even harder to move ahead.
Key players, I'm told, were the Telegraph's Lord Black who is the key fix-it man for the industry, Associated Newspapers' Peter Wright, who is the former editor of the Mail on Sunday, the editor of the Times John Witherow and the editor of the FT Lionel Barber.
The New Zealand international has already proved a key man in the play-off wins over Warrington and Huddersfield.
Engaging with the local authorities and common man is the key.
But Grassley, the top Republican on the Finance Committee and the man Democrats call the key to any bipartisan compromise, says he won't accept the concept of health insurance co-ops if it involves too much government interference.
"DRAM consolidation is likely still going to move ahead, but the loss of a key man in negotiations would slow it down, " MKM Partners analyst Daniel Berenbaum said.
Making his fifth consecutive appearance at the eight-man season finale, the low-key Davydenko had another chance to land a title that would finally reflect his status in the game.
They also favor preservation of the family rooted in marriage between one man and one woman as the key building block of a healthy, democratic society.
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She is the former wife of the alleged bomber and the current girlfriend of Dimitris Koufodinas, the man whom the authorities consider the key person in November 17's structure and operations.
Liddell provides a day-by-day account of the unfolding drama, while the diaries' matter-of-fact writing style barely conceals how personal the betrayal was for the MI5 man who was close friends with some of the key protagonists and who struggled to believe what they had done.
Nick Clegg has gone from appearing to say he knew nothing about the allegations made against Chris Rennard, the man who was the top official and key strategist of his party, to admitting he did know something whilst other party officials knew a great deal.
One of the key ingredients to the Spider-Man franchise reboot was a new team.
One question lurking in a number of Labour minds is whether they can craft an economic message capable of attracting voters, while the man delivering is a key architect of New Labour's economic policies.
The court said it based its ruling largely on the testimony of the key prosecution witness, Ruben Chanax, a homeless man who claimed he had been hired by the officers.
Smith, 26, was earmarked by former captain Dale Benkenstein for the role and the former Notts man believes the South African's presence will be key.
The parents of a missing man believe key witnesses to his disappearance are "too scared to come forward" with vital information.
They were aided by the harsh dismissal of Australia's key man Tim Cahill, given a straight red card for a clumsy but hardly malevolent challenge on Bastian Schweinsteiger on 55 minutes.
The judge said Mr Coates was a respected man who was trusted to look after a key for the communal living room on the ground floor of the flats.
The latest twist involves a man who epitomises his country's low-key virtues, Valdis Zatlers, the former president.
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Oh by the way, LeBron only had to take one man-child dribble to get from the top of the key to the rim.
He was putting the key in the door when he heard a man screaming.
O'Neill was proving to be a key man again as he restored the four point lead with another free.
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Det Sup Jeff Hill said he "would not be drawn into speculating" on why the man was shot but believed the key to finding out what happened could be found "within the community".
If there is a key to the WorldCom mystery, Yates, the man with a name out of Faulkner--or perhaps The Dukes of Hazzard--could be it.
Scruton's sending-off proved a key turning point and Saints immediately made the extra man count with Wellens and Talau getting Meli over for his second try to make it 18-6.
Both sides went into the match missing key strikers and opted for a lone man up front with Atletico's Argentine international Kun Aguero suspended while injury denied Liverpool's Fernando Torres the chance to play against his former club.
However, all-rounder Watson, who opens the batting and makes up a four-man seam attack, has emerged as one of Australia's key players in the last 12 months and is certain to take his place in the side.
Upon advancing to CEO, Mr. Hagedorn says he applied for key-man insurance and checked yes when the application asked whether he had ever smoked, piloted an aircraft or gone scuba diving.
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Indeed, MacPherson pointed towards the loss to nine-man Rangers at Hampden as a key motivator in turning in such a good performance against Tony Mowbray's side.
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