It also allowed me to hit the ground running after I, indeed, was let go.
This is a fantastic opportunity, and I can't wait to hit the ground running in January.
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They need to hit the ground running in companies and be able to make a contribution.
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We always say they should hit the ground running, they always hit the ground stumbling.
The two also developed a strong network of contacts before moving, which helped them hit the ground running.
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Microsoft Outlook just imagine how much quicker and easier it will be for your agents to hit the ground running.
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Obama has promised that his administration will "hit the ground running" when it comes to fixing the ailing economy.
In short, Hank Greenberg, who was forced to resign from AIG, has hit the ground running without missing a beat.
As the competition among business schools for funding and faculty ramps up, Likierman will need to hit the ground running.
Dell's wildly handsome XPS One 27 has hit the ground running, and it's garnering near-universal praise across the web.
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"It's important to hit the ground running, and I have already starting looking at players for the forthcoming season, " he said.
When Ms. Sullivan joined me us in early Q4 she really hit the ground running, requiring little in the way of a honeymoon period.
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He says the next president will have to hit the ground running.
Ms Villiers told the BBC she wanted to "hit the ground running".
Rather, they want highly skilled employees ready to hit the ground running.
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And Stark, the Scottish FA youth teams national coach, says whoever becomes the new Celtic boss will have to hit the ground running.
But he says he has a plan to win Iowa and the experience to hit the ground running if he is elected president.
She has plenty of experience doing just that as governor of Kansas, and that expertise has enabled her to hit the ground running.
But in a report to the police and crime panel, the PCC said the change would help him to "hit the ground running".
They can be productive enroute and hit the ground running, instead of scrambling to catch up with all the things they missed since takeoff.
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Meanwhile, though, the CEOs are appointing transition teams so that "the day we close the merger, we hit the ground running, " Mr. Horton said.
So Ewanick hit the ground running at GM and launched one breathtaking move after another, most of them designed to upset the old order.
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The market hit the ground running after the Labor Day break.
The deadline to apply is February 3rd, so those applying best be ready to hit the ground running when the Accelerator starts a month later.
An aspiring collector could hit the ground running at the Bonhams sale, which will offer 37 lots of Wisden running consecutively from 1879 to 2007.
They require an experienced individual who will hit the ground running.
"We need people who can hit the ground running, " Obama said.
Speaking afterward, she said it's time for voters to close the chapter on Jackson's ethical problems and send someone to Washington who can hit the ground running.
Once we were back from our 12 day excursion we hit the ground running excited to start a new way of teaching physical activity to our students.
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