We are able to buckle down to thinking, creating and problem solving with much greater efficiency.

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She says it's my life and if I want to do well I need to buckle down and do revision.

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Of course, sometimes I get big, tight-timeline projects and just buckle down for a week of long days like any freelancer.

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Our generation is called to buckle down and get back to basics.

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The move could encourage similar shifts across Wall Street, as firms buckle down on costs and retrench in the face of difficult business conditions.

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So the need to turn off the TV, put the video games away, buckle down on your work, making sure that parents are checking their kids' homework and talking to their teachers -- (applause) -- being accountable, being responsible -- that's what's going to make sure that we continue to thrive, we continue to excel into the future.

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The Broncos refused to buckle in a see-saw encounter, Greg Fleming beating off Gary Broadbent to touch down from Dean Callaway's pass.

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