The results suggested that people do act differently if they think they are working with a group for a short period of time instead of a long period.

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"Once you submit your papers and passport, along with the visa fee - which is by the way non-refundable and ridiculously priced - there's normally a 15-working day period after which you are called back to pick up your passport and your visa which you may or may not get, " he said.

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Unlike Mr Zubkov, his career shows obvious signs of a period working for the security services.

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Maybe one of you will have to (or want to) give up working for some period of time, say when you have an infant, or when a parent needs caretaking.

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