As the housing market was peaking several years ago, a New Jersey family bought the condominium apartment next to mine even though they had no plan to move in any time soon.

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So now they have 8 months to complete the other 1200 sites in time to collect their next progress payments from the no longer cash strapped Sprint.

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An old couple, sitting at a third table on the patio, were also discussing the fire, their voices loud enough to be an invitation, and the man next to Suchen wasted no time chiming in.

NEWYORKER: Alone

So, after the General Election of 1997, I decided that I ought to stand down no later than mid 1999, in order to give my successor time before the next election.

BBC: Paddy Ashdown's letter of resignation

This change, which will mean there is no increase in the time the test takes, is to be introduced some time next year.

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The best time to invest in private Internet companies in China will be after the next crash when no credit or outside capital will be available.

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Buried in the 1997 agreement, however, was a detail that moved the next re-approval date to a time when no elections were due.

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Imagine that the next time a volcano erupts in Iceland, the airlines are able to treat it as though it was no more than a simple weather hazard, like fog.

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