Business rates, paid on shop and company premises, can be just as hard to handle in a downturn.

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Even so, with the best will in the Balkan world, Mr Papandreou will find Kosovo hard to handle.

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Too often managers feel hamstrung by the talents of superstar employees, especially when those employees become hard to handle.

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It's clear Musharraf is finding Bhutto hard to handle, and now it's showing.

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He is quick, hard to handle, gets goals and loves to turn defenders in dangerous areas, although he was quiet at West Ham.

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For artists whose careers truly take off, as seems to be the case with the aforementioned musicians, it becomes hard to handle everything on their own.

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That drop in performance is hard to handle.

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It would have been hard to handle.

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But it is not certain that he wants to manage his father's large and hard-to-handle collection of media assets.

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Breaking up is hard to do, but handle your search and your departure with consideration and respect for your soon-to-be-former employer, and chances are, you can still be friends.

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Its magnesium alloy case and shock-mounted flex-connect hard drive allow it to handle up to a 30-inch drop to six sides, as well as a 12-inch drop from 26 angles.

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The Toughbook SX2 is designed to withstand a highly mobile work environment, Its magnesium alloy case and shock-mounted flex-connect hard drive allow it to handle up to a 30-inch drop to the base of the unit while operating, as well as a 12-inch drop from all other angles.

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In a bad situation, a strong communications professional will be the best resource to help determine how to handle a hard situation as well as you can.

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If you're in the market for a dedicated, easy-to-pocket audio player that can handle the occasional video then it's hard to beat Sony's new Walkman S-series of players.

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When the ear is attentive and working hard, it funnels clearer information to brain centers that handle memory and perception.

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The temptation for us is to keep trying to handle any kind of metadata at all times, which is super hard.

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