However, Ecclestone insists the issues can be ironed out, saying "if you analyse the problems, there aren't any that can't be easily solved".

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Mr. Hevesi's plea isn't expected this week, but is likely soon if details can be ironed out, these people said.

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Teams don't fly up and down the court 70 or 80 times, as in basketball, where mistakes can be ironed out over the course of a game.

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Practical details can be ironed out between government officials and the mental health community, says Ms Barrett, who was on the podium when Gov Cuomo signed the bill in January.

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GIAT's president, Jacques Loppion, maintains that differences can still be ironed out.

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This minor contractual quibble should be ironed out so that we can roll this initiative out, so that we can start cutting the harm that prolific and persistent burglars are causing in Bedfordshire.

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The authorities in Vitoria da Conquista say the T-shirts can be washed and ironed without damaging the chips.

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By the time they are, problems ought to be ironed out and the cost of enforcement can be shifted onto general taxation, where it will drain money, but not votes.

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