Traditionally, big banks' job was to funnel money to companies, not to waste their time on the lowly individual customer.
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Traditionally, the job of big banks was to funnel money to companies, not to waste their time on the lowly individual customer.
Let us hope that Europe's political leaders are too aware of the myriad challenges confronting them in world politics to waste their time and energies once again on institution building and introversion.
And that's exactly why HD DVD had to die: folks who should be trying to sell pricey video gear have had to waste their time walking buyers through HD DVD's format war with Sony's Blu-ray.
So it looks as though we can all expect to carry on getting these calls - and will have to choose to ignore them, or perhaps string them along for a while to waste their time.
In addition to the effect it would have on Social Security revenues, encouraging more teenagers to work, rather than attend (and in many cases waste their time in) college would benefit the economy in three other important ways.
Back from their half term break, peers waste no time in sinking their teeth into the Health and Social Care Bill.
U.S. reporters grouse about how their overseas counterparts waste time with esoteric questions.
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Customers want immediate results, and they waste zero time tweeting or posting their frustrations.
Another is that many students and teachers alike now see many of their classes as a waste of time.
Republicans should waste no time starting to explain their debt-limit terms, so voters also understand the GOP isn't toying with default as a political ploy.
Because Hispanics in the US are not a homogeneous community, they waste time debating which of their mother countries has more clout in the US, rather than getting on with it and investing in themselves.
In general, it is boring and the most industrious of inmates find something to do with their time but most just waste away.
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They waste time tangling with Thor in a forest before recognizing their common aims.
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It is a sad situation that many of today's students do not want to waste course time on something that is not perceived as advancing their careers.
For some of us, Android works better than iOS. For many, Facebook is a waste of time while others find it a pleasant addition to their social lives.
James Glanz has an excellent piece in the Sunday New York Times and continuing today on how much power is consumed by data centers in the U.S. To provide fast response time, they operate near full capacity much of the time, and waste up to 90 percent of their energy consumption.
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Imagine hospitals that lead society in reducing toxic chemical exposures , and that are reducing their waste, saving money and improving patient care at the same time.
Its legendary operational drill entails everything from training drivers to hold their keys on a pinky finger so they don't waste time fumbling for them in pockets to asking employees to clean off desks at day's end so they can be clear for takeoff in the a.m.
Certainly women who can't breastfeed for whatever reason, and who live in countries with a decent standard of health care, shouldn't waste too much time worrying that they are causing long-term damage to their baby's health.
Three ferry companies have described their consultations with Dover Harbour Board over plans for privatisation as "a meaningless waste of time".
For all those who bang on about stop smoking services being a waste of time...tell that to the thousands over 8 years who have added years to their lives and in some cases been around to survive their triple bypass operation!
South Korean cellphone maker Pantech says what we've been dying for a cameraphone manufacturer to say for months now: that they're not going to waste time competing with LG and Samsung in the megapixel race and instead are going to focus on their energy on making their cameraphones easier to use and integrating other features into handsets.
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