Now, what we also discussed, though, and what we will continue to work on over the next several months is the fact that not only is the status quo with respect to Gaza unsustainable, the status quo with respect to the Middle East is unsustainable.

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Going forward with the status quo is not going to cut it for the American people who are struggling today.

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After several years of mediocre performance, the leadership team felt pressure to do something about it and not live with status quo.

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Lighting companies have got away with serving up the status quo for over a century in part by convincing people not to think about light.

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The company needs someone that's not entrenched, an outsider with little interest in pandering to internal big company politics and the post-Zander status quo.

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