Some saw an attempt by Mr Balls to jockey for position in a post-Gordon Brown government.

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Rather, 2012 will be the year we begin seeing the vendors jockey for position.

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Although the single-line method may be faster, Mr. Hammack says customers generally prefer to "jockey for position" in separate lines.

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But for poorer countries that jockey for position nearer the foot of the table, money as well as pride is at stake.

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Launched in late 2009 with backing from Egyptian-based Orascom Telecom, WIND Mobile was the first of several new wireless entrants to attempt to jockey for position in Canada's wireless industry.

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Facing one of her toughest-ever fields, including her old foe Hay List, admittedly not the force he once was, and the in-form Bel Sprinter, Black Caviar's regular rider Luke Nolen had to jockey for position in the early stages as he sought to overcome an unfavorable inside draw.

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Or will they will jockey for a position and outbid one another for a place around the Cabinet table?

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