Many firms handle the problem by ensuring that a recorded message automatically plays when this situation arises but Ofcom rules decree that this system - known as "abandoned calls" - should not be used in more than 3% of all calls made in any 24-hour period.
When a retailer in this situation is trying to be saved or a buyer found, then the administrators decide whether gift cards and vouchers will be accepted.
But I wagered as to how Ford, Marconi and other visionaries had felt when faced with this type of situation.
"Those that are raising it need to ask themselves why they are raising an issue in this tense environment, in this hugely inflammatory situation when they know the consequences of another argument on the flags issue, " she said.
That experiment turned out to be rather less exciting when we learned that re-creating this situation was impossible.
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However, when he finally realized the reality of this situation, he just continued to tell me what the previous reps had said, and failed to offer any solution.
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This odd situation became apparent when Mr Midler witnessed large, modern Chinese factories outsourcing work to smaller, grittier, facilities even though this meant forgoing the production benefits from economies of scale.
Understandably, the plans have been widely welcomed with campaigners willing to give the government credit for doing this at a time when the financial situation makes it harder to do than it has been for a long-time.
"When you're in a situation like this, every point is like a match point, " said Schiavone.
"How are London schools ever going to fill their vacancies when faced with an impossible situation such as this, " said the union's general secretary, Peter Smith.
Paulson says it's "naive for any of us to think that when you're dealing with a situation of this magnitude that a bill could be passed or a single action could be taken" to dig the U.S. out of its economic rut.
"When Blair put the troops on alert earlier this month the situation in Afghanistan was much less stable, " he said.
The situation will become more clear this week when Apple reports its 4Q 2012 results after the stock market close this Wednesday (January 23).
Gurian also looks for technology spending in the United States to pick up later this year when a lot of uncertainty about the geopolitical situation will be cleared up.
"We've been in this situation before and it's tempting when you're doing episodes that are as good or better than anything you've ever done to continue doing it, " said Groening.
This was the situation I discovered at eBay when I joined as its very first lawyer in 1997. eBay had less than 40 employees but was growing by leaps and bounds every day.
If your loved one is in this situation, enlist the help of the doctor when you can, or law enforcement when possible.
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In many ways this situation is no different from our teenage years when a kind adult had a major impact on our life.
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She notes that people are just now beginning to feel more at ease when addressing peers about philanthropy, showing a bit less reluctance in this situation than in discussing their charities with the press or the general public.
This is similar to the situation we faced before WWII, when the government was tiny compared to the rest of the economy.
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The last time a national-security situation arose this close to an election was 2004, when a videotape of Osama bin Laden surfaced the weekend before the presidential election.
"To somehow blame other parliaments for the situation we found ourselves in, when decisions were taken through this Parliament, by whatever way and whatever means, clearly puts in doubt the approach that is being taken currently by the SNP on this matter, " he told MSPs.
This situation is going to change, but it is not clear when.
This situation was reversed by the general election of May 1997, when a particularly large number of women MPs were elected to the Labour benches (101).
This makes them think they are in control of the situation, and when people think they're in control, they're more likely to be decisive.
The last time inflows were this large into gold ETPs was in the second quarter of 2010, when the situation in Greece had first come to a head, Brooks said.
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This happened in the NFL in 1989 and remained the situation until 1993 when the players association reorganized following a successful court battle with the NFL. After decertification, the players association would become a trade association that players could be a member of voluntarily (the current players association is not voluntary).
"It's a special situation and one of those memories that you'll look back on when this is all over, " said Reimer.
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