William Donaldson, his nominated successor, awaiting Senate approval, will now tie up the loose ends of Sarbanes-Oxley.

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Instead, this was a speech in which Bush tried to tie up the loose ends of his presidency.

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As in 1951, September 1959 saw MPs recalled to tie up the loose ends ahead of dissolution and a general election.

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Once the major issues of the revenue split, the rookie scale, and the Salary Cap were agreed to and a deal was imminent in late July, there appeared to be a rush to tie up loose ends of the deal so that training camps could open, players could be paid, and games could be played.

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Insisting that they see the glass as half full may deny them the truth of what they know and the chance to tie up life's loose ends while there's still time.

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But now all becomes clear: the bank knew that it would be given five years by the EU to 'dispose' of RBS business banking in England following the announcement this week, and it was trying to tie up potential loose ends early.

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