This is the most challenging period I have ever witnessed.
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It was a challenging period for the top U.S. and European banks alike.
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Lake also said credit was "a comeback story" following a challenging period there.
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It's been a challenging period, and it takes fortitude to continue to believe.
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"This is a challenging period for grain producers," the bank said in a statement.
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"7373 is the start of a very challenging period," programs chief Didier Evrard said.
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"The fourth quarter of 2015 was the most challenging period in Chipotle's history," Ells said.
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"It has been a challenging period," said one source with knowledge of COFCO International's strategy.
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"It's been a challenging period, and it takes fortitude to continue to believe," he wrote.
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For Facebook, the past four years have been the most challenging period in its history.
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On the court, and especially off it, Popovich has never faced a more challenging period.
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The biggest name in wearables is facing the most challenging period in its 10-year history.
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His professionalism, expertise, and deckplate leadership have been remarkable during an extremely challenging period for NSA.
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Available economic data show that the U.S. economy came into this challenging period on a strong footing.
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Despite these problems and a challenging period of transition, the future opportunities for the media industry are gigantic.
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We believe that our goals and the goals of the Macau government during this challenging period are fully aligned.
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First-quarter earnings from U.S. banks confirm the three months to March was an extremely challenging period for markets.
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It's going to be a -- that's going to be a really challenging period, I think, for us as Americans.
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"This is a challenging period across the global economy, with growth slowing in many countries," finance minister Sajid Javid said.
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THERESA MAY is about to enter the most challenging period of a prime ministership that has already been extraordinarily testing.
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His 1000 days in office encompassed a challenging period filled with civil unrest and the haunting spectre of nuclear war.
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"This survey was conducted during a challenging period for United, so the results are not surprising, " said a United spokesperson.
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Though the last decade has been a challenging period in terms of shareholder value, the next decade need not be.
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Howden, which sells fitted kitchens, appliances and joinery products, said it has the financial capacity to withstand the challenging period.
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Then as now, traders were trying to determine OPEC and Russia's ability to steer the oil market through a challenging period.
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Low & Bonar said its transformation plan was taking longer than anticipated to resolve some of the legacy issues during a challenging period.
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"The fourth quarter of 2015 was the most challenging period in Chipotle's history," co-Chief Executive Steve Ells said in a statement.
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"By providing short-term credit, the [Fed facility] will help American businesses manage their finances through this challenging period," Mnuchin said in a statement.
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East 138th Street in the Bronx: Around the 20th mile of the race, when runners often experience "the wall" — a challenging period when energy wanes.
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Chief Executive Robin Li said on an earnings call Baidu is unlikely to regain ground lost in the current "challenging" period until early next year.
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"It has been a great privilege to work with former Chairman Bernanke and Chair Yellen during such a challenging period," Tarullo said in the letter.
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After a challenging period for both the wider industry and some of its own investments, private equity group Carlyle considered pulling out of hedge funds.
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If you want to be particularly inspiring, head toward the 20-mile mark, where marathon runners often experience "the wall," a challenging period when energy wanes.
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The idea to write my upcoming book on Values came from picking myself up, then dusting myself off after a challenging period in my professional career.
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"Mexico is going through a challenging period and we three countries want to give it all the support we can," said Chilean Finance Minister Rodrigo Valdes.
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The traditionally ceremonial address, usually dominated by pageantry, was a crucial testing ground for May's ability to run the country during its most challenging period for generations.
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"We have successfully navigated our way through this challenging period and I am confident that we have emerged in a stronger position," Froneman said in a statement.
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He apologized to Unsworth, and suggested to jurors the stress of working 80 to 100 hours a week during a challenging period for Tesla contributed to the outburst.
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"Our recovery follows a year of setbacks that collectively signify the most challenging period in our company history," Xiaomi founder Lei Jun wrote in a letter to employees.
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"As long as Indonesia continues to export ore to China, it's going to be a very challenging period for Philippine miners," Samson said in a phone interview on Monday.
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Referencing the ongoing coronavirus pandemic as a "challenging period," Disney announced on Friday that "Frozen 2" will be made available on its streaming service three months ahead of schedule.
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While Britain leaving the EU isn't as damaging as another country leaving — the U.K. has its own currency, at least — it will still be a challenging period for the region.
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More specifically, the third quarter moon is meant to kick off this period of letting go; and as astrologer Dana Gerhardt writes, it can be a challenging period of transition.
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The IMF, which is currently supporting Kiev with a $17.5 billion bailout package, had recently praised Gontareva and her team for "skillfully" managing monetary policy throughout a "very challenging period".
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After taking on British Airways in a libel case which the billionaire described as part of a "challenging" period, Branson had the opportunity to explore new prospects for his brand.
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Hammond thanked Carney for helping to lead the UK economy through "a challenging period and we are now seeing stable, low inflation and the fastest wage growth in over a decade".
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Hammond thanked Carney for helping to lead the U.K. economy through "a challenging period and we are now seeing stable, low inflation and the fastest wage growth in over a decade".
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The reality is we are in a very challenging period for the global economy, with meager growth forecasts in the developed world and China struggling to build on previous economic successes.
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Centeno, who has eased up on austerity in Portugal by pushing more growth-oriented policies, said his aim would be to "generate consensus" among eurozone countries in the "challenging" period ahead.
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Setting aside some time to play or cuddle with your pet, or to welcome a new pet into your home, will help humans and animals alike to weather this challenging period.
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General Electric warned Wednesday that 2018 will be another challenging period for GE Power and could shape up to be an even worse year than expected for the embattled business unit.
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"After a challenging period the Macau market is growing again — and its growth rate has been accelerating for three consecutive quarters," said Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson on the company's earnings call.
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The revamp comes during a particularly challenging period for grain merchants ADM and rivals Bunge Ltd, Cargill Inc and Louis Dreyfus Co, known as the ABCD quartet that dominates global agricultural commodities trade.
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The decision to close follows a challenging period for the fund, which delivered returns of below 1 percent last year and a loss of 3.74 percent in its inaugural trading year of 2014.
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"Today's results were a little soft versus expectations but key growth drivers reassured as the company heads into its most challenging period," said Deutsche Bank analyst Richard Parkes, who recommends buying the stock.
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It thanked employees for their "commitment," acknowledged that it'd been a "challenging period," and tried to inspire them to keep their chins up and keep working for the greater good of their team.
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"It has been a great privilege to work with former Chairman Bernanke and Chair Yellen during such a challenging period for the nation's economy and financial system," Tarullo said in his resignation letter.
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" Susquehanna analyst Pablo Zuanic said in a note Thursday that the company's weak trends and outlook "is mostly self-inflicted," although he adds it comes amid "a more challenging period for craft beer in general.
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The move comes during a particularly challenging period for grain merchants such as ADM and rivals Bunge Ltd, Cargill Inc and Louis Dreyfus Co, known as the ABCD quartet that dominates global agricultural commodities trade.
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Dallas Federal Reserve bank president Robert Kaplan said the Fed was now in a "more challenging" period as global growth slows and parts of the American economy begin feeling the impact of Fed interest rate increases.
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"The late cycle is the most complex and challenging period of the market cycle and of the economic cycle," said Erik Knutzen, the multi-asset-class chief investment officer at Neuberger Berman, a $333 billion manager.
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"She has been instrumental in developing our portfolio strategy, furthering our efforts to make GE a more focused industrial company, and spearheading our deleveraging plan during a challenging period," Culp said of Miller in the release.
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His indictment comes after a challenging period for the company, which issued a global recall of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, the most ambitious product launched under his leadership, because they were prone to catching fire.
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"While we cannot be immune to what we expect will be a volatile and challenging period, we expect the portfolio to be generally resilient as the wider implications of Brexit unfold," the company said in a statement.
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The stock has fallen 46% since Thiam became CEO, reflecting a challenging period for European banks, which have had to contend with falling investment banking revenue and the impact of record low interest rates on lending margins.
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It comes on the back of a challenging period for UBS in LatAm, which included a leadership change, the departures of key bankers in Mexico and billions in withdrawals in 2016 by clients participating in tax amnesty programs.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve faces a "quite challenging" period in trying to keep the U.S. recovery on track amid a risk that low unemployment could lead to an overheated economy, former Fed chief Janet Yellen said on Friday.
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"This has been a challenging period for NAB with the Royal Commission highlighting the need for us to take greater action to earn back the trust of our customers," said Philip Chronican, NAB's interim chief executive officer and chairman-elect.
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LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Sajid Javid said the fundamentals of the UK economy were strong after figures showed it had contracted in the second quarter, but he said it was a challenging period for the global economy as a whole.
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The Walt Disney Company announced on Friday that it would be releasing "Frozen 220006" to its streaming platform Disney+ three months ahead of schedule to bring "some fun and joy during this challenging period" as the coronavirus outbreak grips the nation.
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Ron has led Popular, Spain's sixth largest by assets which holds an outsized proportion of bad real estate loans, through its most challenging period, with its shares down 95 percent to record lows since he took over a decade ago.
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It was an extraordinarily challenging period because when the President came into office, we had so many policies that the President ran on in his campaign and made clear to the American people he intends to pivot those policies in a different direction.
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"Six months to the day after the Brexit vote, it is clear that 2017 is likely to be a challenging period for the economy, not least in assessing 'traditional' imbalances in the current account and the household sector," Investec chief economist Philip Shaw said.
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"The Board has decided that the appointment of an executive chairman based in the UAE is appropriate given the challenging period the company is facing at the current time as it reviews previous financial irregularities; discusses its debt position with its lenders," the company said.
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On this week's Dancing with the Stars, the Pretty Little Liars alum dedicated her foxtrot with pro Gleb Savchenko — which earned her a 24 out of 30 — to her fiancé Hudson Sheaffer, whom she credits with lifting her up during the most challenging period of her life.
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"Although uBiome is in a challenging period of transition, tremendous work has already been accomplished by the Board and new management team to restructure the company and put it on the right path towards growth," Wells and Baker said in a statement sent to Business Insider.
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"The fourth quarter of 2015 was the most challenging period in Chipotle's history, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has now concluded its investigation into the recent E. coli incidents associated with Chipotle," Steve Ells, founder, chairman and co-CEO of Chipotle, said in a statement.
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The decision came during a challenging period for Amtrak, which has been the target of harsh criticism from elected officials in the New York area for its decision to curtail train service in and out of Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan for nearly all of July and August. Gov.
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As I step away once again from serving my nation in this current capacity, I wish to thank President Trump for his personal loyalty, the friendship of those who I worked with throughout the hard fought campaign, the challenging period of transition, and during the early days of his presidency.
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To immediately enhance liquidity and support American workers, households, and businesses through this challenging period, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin today authorized the expansion of two recently launched facilities and the establishment of three new facilities to provide liquidity to the financial system pursuant to section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act.
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The Bank of England took steps to ensure British banks keep lending and insurers do not dump corporate bonds in what it said was a "challenging" period likely to follow the June 23 "Brexit" vote to quit the EU. The latest measures announced by BoE Governor Mark Carney pushed down sterling, which in turn gave a lift to the FTSE 100, since a weaker pound can help exports from the index's international companies.
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An especially critical and challenging period in the life of New England's Own occurred from 1931 to 1934 when Congress discontinued all drill and administrative pay. Those stalwarts who stayed with the organization did so voluntarily and without pay. New members were required to purchase their own uniforms.
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In 1940, she decided to move to Athens. Her arrival in Athens coincided with World War II (October 28, 1940 – the day Italy declared war on Greece) and a new challenging period started for Bellou. Her family completely lost touch with her. They found her again after seven years, singing with legendary rebetiko composer Vassilis Tsitsanis.
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Ryan declared his intention going forward was to "help this party and our country and our people through this remarkably challenging period." Martin thanked her supporters and stated her belief that Ryan would be able to reunite and rebuild the party following months of tension caused by the government formation talks and the leadership contest. Ryan thanked Martin for conducting a civil contest.
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Quebec's most famous building and landmark, the Château Frontenac, is named after him, as is the Kingston Frontenacs ice hockey team. In Ontario, Frontenac Provincial Park near the site of the former Fort Frontenac and Fort Cataraqui (present day Kingston), is also named in his honour. In Québec, Frontenac National Park commemorates his governorship and leadership of Canada during challenging period of war with the English colonies.
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Kernaghan received the Order of Australia Medal in 2004. In 2008, he was Australian of the Year, in recognition for his support of rural and regional Australia; his 'Pass the Hat Around' tours have raised more than a million dollars for rural communities during a challenging period of drought. He was presented with the award by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. In 2015, Kernaghan was inducted into the Australian Roll of Renown.
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Alongside their theological studies, scholastics are engaged in various pastoral ministries during the year and often travel on assignment each summer. These ministries and assignments are tailored to the individual’s interests and capabilities. # Supervised Ministry: The Basilians consider the first year of ordination an important stage in the formation process as it is often the most challenging period for new deacons and priests. This serves as an adjustment period to the work of the priesthood in a Basilian apostolate.
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" Jocelyn Stevens said: > "I have been privileged to work very closely with Jennie since I have been > Chairman of English Heritage. She has been my chief collaborator and strong > support through a challenging period. I will miss her and her intuitive > wisdom very much indeed and I wish her the same success in her new job that > she has achieved at English Heritage. The Millennium Commission is > singularly fortunate in obtaining Jennie's extraordinary combination of > knowledge and management skills.
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In 1971, the shipyard and the engineering works were split into two independent companies. A more challenging period ensued until the 1979-1980 year when B&W; Diesel A/S was established, and its shares were sold to MAN, of Germany. Though engine production at Christianshavn was later discontinued in 1987, successful engine programs were rolled out. At Teglholmen in 1988 a spare parts and key components production factory was established as was an R&D; Centre at the same site in 1992.
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Roland St John Roland Tyrwhitt St John (16 December 1914 – 3 October 1991) was Registrar of the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane from 1946 to 1974. The diocese comprised some 300 churches and covered an area of half a million square kilometers, reaching north to Bundaberg and south and west to the State borders.Anglican Diocese of Brisbane website As its 'business manager' he restored its finances, improved its administration and guided it through a challenging period of expansion. As a leading Anglican layman, his influence reached beyond the diocese to the wider Church.
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Built on top of the hill of La Motte in the first millennium under the name of Castrum Vesulium, the city gradually evolved into a European commercial and economic center. At the end of the Middle Ages, the city experienced a challenging period beset with plagues, epidemics, and localized conflict. Main urban center of the department, Vesoul is also home to a major PSA parts manufacturing plant and to the Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema. It was immortalized by Jacques Brel in his 1968 song "Vesoul".
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The Achievers is a 2006 ensemble comedy-drama film by Asian-American director Abraham Lim about slacker roommates living in San Francisco. After one unemployed roommate named Shingo (Akie Kotabe) fails to pay the rent and gets an eviction notice, he devises a scheme to make Ecstasy tablets to get the rent money. This plan goes awry when another roommate, Murphy (Dave Lee) thinks the pills are allergy tablets. A third roommate, Ellen (Samantha Quan), struggles to keep her relationship with a Caucasian man and her precarious office job in this challenging period.
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Look Again was originally launched in the 1980s as a separate catalogue from Grattan. Despite a successful history, the 1970s was a challenging period for Grattan PLC which led to the appointment of Dave Jones as CEO, a business man who had a strong mail order background. Mr Jones previously worked as Managing Director for the British Mail Order Company, a subsidiary of Great Universal Stores. One of his key observations upon joining the business was that Grattan was still overly reliant on the traditional agency-based catalogue model.
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SM City North EDSA is a large shopping mall located in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the first SM Supermall in the country, the largest shopping mall in the Philippines and the eighth largest shopping mall in the world. The SM City North EDSA mall is operated by SM Prime Holdings. It used to have a gross floor area of 120,000 square meters in the past when it was opened on November 8, 1985, a challenging period in the Philippines' political history with the EDSA Revolution just months away.
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Following a challenging period of education at a private boarding school, Ayers embarked on a music career and made a series of recordings in 2001 produced by Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz of Talking Heads. The tracks were never afforded a commercial release. Weymouth said of Ayers: "I mean she's twice my age [sic], but I'm learning from her and she's learning from me". After finding little success with the London-based bands Languish and The People's Friend, Kirsty Newton spent much of her time playing music with various artists down at The Kashmir Klub where she was originally to meet Ayers.
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Founder Chair in Science and Engineering (2006-2009), and was the Associate Department Chair (2002-2009). In 2005, Diebold and her group were forced to temporarily evacuate from New Orleans, which experienced massive flooding and power outages from the impact of Hurricane Katrina. They were hosted by the group of Theodore E. Madey at Rutgers University during this challenging period. In 2010 she moved to the Institute of Applied Physics at TU Wien where she is currently a Professor of Surface Science and Deputy Department Head, and retains the title of Research Professor at Tulane University.
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South Deep Mine has experienced a challenging period over recent years with various steps taken to revise its cost base in order to reduce losses (of approximately US$292m over a five year period). In August 2019 a material restructuring of the mine was announced with the primary aim being to reduce costs by way of cutting 1,100 employees and 460 contractors. In response to the retrenchment announcements, the National Union of Mineworkers branch at South Deep started strike action. The strike lasted for 45 days from 2 November 2018 and was ended following a settlement agreement between Gold Fields and the National Union of Mineworkers.
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Big changes were implemented both off-screen and on- screen. Ferguson altered the way the episodes were produced, changed the way the storylines were conceptualised and introduced a far greater amount of location work than had previously been seen. EastEnders scriptwriter Colin Brake said that it was a challenging period, but "the results on-screen were a programme with a new sense of vitality, and a programme more in touch with the real world than it had been for a while". As a consequence of these changes, a large number of characters were axed in early 1990 as the new production machine cleared way for a new direction and new characters.
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Big changes were implemented both off- screen and on-screen. Ferguson altered the way the episodes were produced, changed the way the storylines were conceptualised and introduced a far greater amount of location work than had previously been seen. EastEnders scriptwriter Colin Brake said that it was a challenging period, but "the results on-screen were a programme with a new sense of vitality, and a programme more in touch with the real world than it had been for a while". As a consequence of these changes, a large number of characters were axed in early 1990 as the new production machine cleared way for a new direction and new characters.
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Antonio Onofri (born 1759, died February 26, 1825) was a politician and diplomat of San Marino, a key figure in the country's political scene in the first half of the nineteenth century, and his "prudence and patriotism" during this challenging period in the Republic's history earned him a statue in the Public Council Hall and the description "the Father of his country"."The Month, Volume 26", Simpkin, Marshall and Company, 1876, p. 293"Two Quaint Republics, Andorra and San Marino", Virginia W. Johnson, 1913, p. 206-207"La storia di San Marino, il 1800 e Garibaldi" He came from an old family that had a great influence on the fate of the Republic for centuries.
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Big changes were implemented both off-screen and on- screen. Ferguson altered the way the episodes were produced, changed the way the storylines were conceptualised and introduced a far greater amount of location work than had previously been seen. EastEnders scriptwriter Colin Brake has said that it was a challenging period, but "the results on-screen were a programme with a new sense of vitality, and a programme more in touch with the real world than it had been for a while". As a consequence of these changes, a large number of characters were axed in early 1990 as the new production machine cleared way for a new direction and new characters.
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Big changes were implemented both off- screen and on-screen. Ferguson altered the way the episodes were produced, changed the way the storylines were conceptualised and introduced a far greater amount of location work than had previously been seen. EastEnders scriptwriter Colin Brake has said that it was a challenging period, but "the results on-screen were a programme with a new sense of vitality, and a programme more in touch with the real world than it had been for a while". As a consequence of these changes, a large number of characters were axed in early 1990 as the new production machine cleared way for a new direction and new characters.
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While TDU survived Carey's removal from office and the return of old-guard Teamster leadership under James P. Hoffa, it was a challenging period for the Teamster reform movement. Under Paff's leadership, TDU focused its efforts on local issues and national contract enforcement. It continued to play a key role in International Union politics, backing Oregon Local 206 head Tom Leedham's challenge to Hoffa's leadership in the 2001and 2006 international elections, then New York Local 805 head Sandy Pope's campaign in 2011. While these were hard-fought campaigns, each came up short, garnering roughly one-third of the overall vote every time save for 2011, where Hoffa won with 59 percent of the vote in a three-way race.
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The 1980s was a challenging period and marked a second major turning point in Tan Chong Motor's history. By the 80s, the Malaysian government had realized that their 1964 policy on the local assembly of vehicles and manufacturing of automotive components had not resulted in technology transfer as originally envisioned. Prices of new cars in Malaysia had inflated significantly by the early 80s, with most if not all locally assembled CKD models generally costing more to produce than an equivalent CBU import. The inflation of car prices was attributed to a number of factors, including low efficiency and inadequate economies of scale among the parts manufacturers and assembly plants, the government's mandatory CKD deletion policy, high import and excise taxes for the CKD models, and various others.
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Big changes were implemented both off-screen and on-screen. Ferguson altered the way the episodes were produced, changed the way the storylines were conceptualised and introduced a far greater amount of location work than had previously been seen. EastEnders scriptwriter Colin Brake has said that it was a challenging period, but "the results on-screen were a programme with a new sense of vitality, and a programme more in touch with the real world than it had been for a while". As a consequence of these changes, a large number of characters, including Marge Green (Pat Coombs), Julie Cooper (Louise Plowright), Trevor Short (Phil McDermott) and Paul Priestly (Mark Thrippleton), were axed in early 1990 as the new production machine cleared way for a new direction and new characters.
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The experienced Margaret Morris was prominent in the botanical management, study and documentation of the reserves during this challenging period, successfully promoted their benefits with regular newspaper articles, and authored an influential article in the Australian Journal of Science.Ardill 2017; Morris, M. 1939 In her articles, Margaret emphasised the natural resilience of the regeneration reserves, successfully predicting that they would survive the fierce drought of 1940, and was unstinting in her generous acknowledgement of the contributions made by members of the Broken Hill community, the mining industry and Broken Hill Council. The Barrier Field Naturalists Club also continued its involvement with the reserves, with members conducting botanical surveys of the thriving natural flora and advocating for the extension of the regeneration area. The Mine Managers Association of Broken Hill financed the upkeep of the regeneration reserves, and Broken Hill Council managed this work.
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Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary-General, commended on August 18, 2005 what he called Israeli Prime Minister Sharon's "courageous decision" to carry through with the painful process of disengagement, expressed the hope that "both Palestinians and Israelis will exercise restraint in this challenging period", and "believes that a successful disengagement should be the first step towards a resumption of the peace process, in accordance with the Road Map", referring to the plan sponsored by the diplomatic Quartet – UN, EU, Russia, and the United States – which calls for a series of parallel steps leading to two states living side- by-side in peace by the end of the year. Ibrahim Gambari, Under-Secretary- General for Political Affairs, told the Security Council on August 24, 2005: > Israel has demonstrated that it has the requisite maturity to do what would > be required to achieve lasting peace, and the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) > has demonstrated their ability to discharge their mission with carefully > calibrated restraint. Prime Minister Sharon should be commended for his > determination and courage to carry out the disengagement in the face of > forceful and strident internal opposition.
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It lamented "the inability of authorities to ensure the safety of citizens and the rule of law in such a challenging period for our nation and state" and it warned that should the government not in the course of the following days take decisive steps towards resolving the crimes, Aruaa would consider it partly to blame for the resulting civil unrest. Minister of the Interior Otar Khetsia stated on 21 November that criminal cases had been opened by law enforcement agencies in Gagra and Aradu. He noted that Azhiba's car had stood along the road at a far distance from his home, and while he confirmed that fire had broken out, he cautioned that it was up to the investigation to establish whether the car had exploded or been set fire to. Khetsia also confirmed that a warehouse for kiwifruit had burned down in Aradu, and that everything would be done to find the perpetrators, but he expressed his surprise at the fact that reporters from Abaza TV (owned by Butba) had been at the crime scene before officers from the Ochamchira police department.
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Patrick Defossez began his musical career in 1985, moving to France at a time when Belgian jazz was going through a very challenging period. Over the years, he put his creative talents as a pianist to work in the contemporary music scene, composing and improvising; played with several jazz bands (trios, quintets) and directed an ensemble featuring a wide range of different instruments which was part of the jazz fusion movement. It was after being taught by Claude Ballif in mid-1994 that he really embarked on musical composition. He produced a whole series of pieces designed to be played in situ, which were often the result of commissions and personal meetings. These saw him perform in Reims CathedralClovis, Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher, Déambulation méditative, Puisse la lumière, four pieces written for the launch of the cathedral’s new system of illumination, with the singer Armelle Orieux (1997), on the banks of the River Meuse (Cascades immobiles with the Septuor de Namureauphones, 2000) and in formats where he could enjoy the experience of blending genres and experiences, as in Rêves, ragas et raves (2001) performed in Nantes with the town’s University Choir.
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The early years of the 21st century was to prove to be a challenging period. The axing of News at Ten caused public outcry and ITN's viewership figures fell by 13.9% Political pressure and pressure from the media resulted in ITV bringing back a shorter 20-minute bulletin at 10 pm three nights a week. The programme eventually lost share to the BBC News at Ten (which launched in 2000 to capitalise on ITV's move) and ITV eventually axed the programme again in 2004 and moved the bulletin to 10:30 pm before bringing it back to 10 pm again in 2008. The biggest challenge came in 2001 when British Sky Broadcasting bid to supply network news to ITV as part of a consortium. ITN eventually succeeded and was awarded a contract extension to 2008. In January 2005 Sky News took over supplying bulletins to Channel 5; ITN had produced 5 News since its launch in 1997 and the contract was returned in February 2012, following a change of ownership at Channel 5. In August 2000, ITN launched its own 24-hour news channel in the UK, broadcast on satellite, cable and digital terrestrial. It was 50% owned by ITN and 50% owned by NTL.
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