They said many organisations were "caught in a double bind" - facing spiralling debt if they stay in the scheme or having to meet "enormous buy-out debts" in order to withdraw from it.

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In the early 1980s Morita began to withdraw from active management in order to become involved in politics.

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They want to withdraw as little as possible in order to let the assets expand but also want to donate some or all of the required payout directly to charity.

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Although Tuesday was the final day for Mr Akin to withdraw from the race without a court order, he did not categorically rule out stepping aside at a later date.

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Ms Hedegaard confirmed that the commission is seeking to withdraw a batch of pollution permits from the market in order to drive the price higher.

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Responding to the point of order, Mr Davies said he was happy to withdraw the comment if the first minister had taken personal offence.

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Yet in order to get the police back on duty, the government agreed to withdraw its budget proposals from Congress.

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