Of course they had e-petitions foisted on them by the government, which simply announced that they would henceforth be responsible for finding the time for them to be debated.
World bronze medallist Andriy Serdinov of Ukraine, who broke the world record in the world championship semi-finals last year only for the time to be bettered by Phelps in the next semi-final, finished strongly close behind the Americans to take another bronze in a European record 51.36.
There will be a euro-zone summit in March, but it will not for the time being be institutionalised, unlike the euro group of 17 finance ministers who meet (and pre-cook most decisions) a day before Ecofin gatherings of 27.
At the Barcelona Council, the 13 candidate countries will for the first time be included in formal meetings to discuss economic and social reform.
Now that large companies are shedding jobs and losing lustre, small companies should for the first time be able to lay their hands on talent.
At the meeting, member countries will also for the first time be required to submit data on poverty and land cover in areas impacted by desertification.
We must work with our public health colleagues, who will for the first time be part of local government rather than the NHS, to put pressure on local councils to prioritise high quality sexual health services amid demands from many disciplines for unallocated funding.
But most of all, I want to thank all of you for taking the time to be here today, and for being so enthusiastic.
With the economy performing well, there seems no reason why money can not be found, but for the time being, the Independence Stadium will still be used, despite its rickety state.
So I want to wish them the very best, and I want to thank Trudi for taking the time to be here.
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He hopes the affair will be resolved in time for the Super Falcons to be airborne on Tuesday evening.
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But the emergence of talented youngsters like Ben Sanderson and Oliver Hannon-Dalby, who have both played for the first team recently, has helped persuade Gough that the time will be right for him to go at the end of the summer.
The CFTC for a time appeared to be using the same model for an identifier it required for swaps, but then backed away and said it would wait for the global development of an LEI and call its identifier the CFTC Interim Compliant Identifier (CICI) a sort of LEI Lite which will convert or yield to the LEI standard once it is adopted.
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Senator RUDMAN: When the country is in the greatest jeopardy, whether it be in terms of a war, in terms of a terrific economic or natural crisis, that is the time for the courts to be more involved, not less involved.
Although the commission points to worries over the hotly contested matter of media freedom and implies that the erection of a statue of Alexander the Great in Skopje was a provocative gesture, it recommends for the third time that the country be given a date to start accession talks.
This standard means that for the first time handsets will be able to utilize real estate allocated for the NFC antenna to offer wireless charging - without impairing costs or design.
The 20-horse field for the Derby will be determined for the first time by qualifying points.
So thank you to the entire family for opening up -- and thanks to all of you for taking the time to be here.
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As well as coverage here on BBC1 the ceremony is being broadcast live in the United States for the first time and will be watched with keen interest as an indicator for the Oscar voting.
For the first time there will also be legislation for new disciplinary sanctions for the misconduct of peers in the House of Lords.
"I'm grateful to the Ospreys' management for providing me with the time needed for these injuries to be finally dealt with and I'm looking forward to getting on with my playing career at the Ospreys just as soon as I can, " read Henson's statement on the Ospreys website.
But the authority for making the proverbial trains run on time and the wherewithal for doing so should be reposed in the one organization that has demonstrated the ability to get done the job assigned it by the President: the Defense Department.
The bonuses on Wall Street may be reduced greatly for the time being, but they are still bound to be big money.
However, he has no time for the view that the tournament is no more than a procession for the home nation, seeking to be crowned champions for the 10th time in their centenary year.
No one can yet quantify the effects, but at least for a time the land will be less fertile.
The people of Haiti were not sufficiently engaged with those projects, despite the fact that experts have known for a long time of the need for them to be deeply involved if the programs are to be effective.
So thanks to all of you for taking the time to be here this evening.
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So I'm just grateful to all of you for taking the time to be here.
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And I want to thank all of you for taking the time to be here.
And finally, I want to thank all of you, truly, for taking the time to be here this evening.
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