That raises concerns that it may be a more serious slowdown, a W bottom rather than the previously expected V bottom.

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The enthusiasm he shared with George W. Bush for biofuels made from agricultural waste rather than crops has also proved misplaced.

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Either that or they had mulishly stubborn clients who liked getting all their income on a W-2, so they could get refunds rather than make estimated tax payments, or some other inane reason.

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W. Bush wanted a solution that relied on the market rather than on government regulation.

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Third seed Williams had a free run w hen World No.1 Victoria Azarenka pulled out of their semifinal rather than risk a toe injury ahead of Melbourne, while second-ranked Sharapova also withdrew before the start of the tournament with a collarbone injury.

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The PAC, founded by W E Gladstone, is charged with investigating the value for money the taxpayer gets from Government spending (rather than the merits of the actual policy), and she is pushing it into wider investigations of waste.

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