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For the time being, Lightspeed Champion is in semi-permanent retirement, though a third album has already been demoed.
From Lightspeed Champion to Blood Orange, the many lives of Dev Hynes 2011
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This would render the current 30 kilometer exclusion zone semi-permanent as containment efforts continue, and may prompt the government to widen the exclusion zone to 50 kilometers.
Daniel Wagner: Japan's Nuclear Scenarios Daniel Wagner 2011
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If the only reason for an intervention is that others think that's what we "should" look like, and if the intervention is both semi-permanent and potentially damaging to our health, maybe what we "should" do is reconsider.
Marianne Mollmann: The Deeply Rooted Parallels Between Female Genital Mutilation and Breast Implantation Marianne Mollmann 2012
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The idea is that these payments should assist a worker who loses a job during a transition to finding new work, instead of becoming a semi-permanent sinecure.
Paid Not to Work 2012
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As a result, at least some of the uncertainty has been eliminated, but analysts naturally continue to wonder whether Mr. Kim will be successful in consolidating his power, how long it will take, and whether a semi-permanent power sharing arrangement will ultimately emerge between Mr. Kim and senior members of the military and elite.
Daniel Wagner: Scenarios for Conflict Between the Koreas Daniel Wagner 2011
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If the only reason for an intervention is that others think that's what we "should" look like, and if the intervention is both semi-permanent and potentially damaging to our health, maybe what we "should" do is reconsider.
Marianne Mollmann: The Deeply Rooted Parallels Between Female Genital Mutilation and Breast Implantation Marianne Mollmann 2012
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Living "in some sort of semi-permanent occupation begins to press against reasonableness, not initially, not early on, but if they're a year from now," Mr. Kayden said.
Battle Lines Drawn Over Zuccotti Park Sophia Hollander 2011
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But Keynesian economists, led by Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman , argue that austerity merely paves the way to semi-permanent depression.
Iceland and Ireland Models Help to Guide Greece's Path Alen Mattich 2011
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Dave's sister started drinking again and his seven year-old niece, Emily, came to live with them on a semi-permanent basis.
Sunshine Loop Marcelle Heath 2011
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And, like all other families, The Closer has its own relatives: the recurring characters who visit us on an occasional, sometimes semi-permanent basis, and bring with them enormous talent, skill and good will.
The Closer Creator James Duff Previews "Relative Matters" 2011
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