Accordingly, the confident prediction was that courts would quickly turn aside any constitutional challenge to the law.

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This, in turn, has forced them to put aside more capital, tying up what could be used for loans.

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Our dithering aside, it's time to turn the question over to our faithful Engadgeteers with this chance to shape the future of the high-end audio business for the better... we'd better not disappoint the man!

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Tossing astronomy aside for its failure to bedazzle, I turn to astrology to illuminate the upcoming eventful days.

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Put aside the fact that Papelbon, about to turn 31, is three years removed from his last true lights-out season.

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Morals aside, he says this makes it impossible to turn a profit.

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This, in turn, pushes up the amount of capital the firms have to set aside for a rainy day.

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The change means that as people turn 65, they will not be entitled to the higher personal allowance set aside for most pensioners.

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This is the time of year when our thoughts turn to those who have helped, worked hard, been thoughtful and considerate, stepped aside so others could succeed, were loyal and committed, motivated and so on.

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But the world of finance, and in turn the financial crisis of 2008, can never quite be set aside when it comes to the Rays.

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