That inaugural events are spread over a four-day period has made security even more challenging.

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This included the proposal to allow such pension recovery plans to be spread over a much longer period - such as 20 years.

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The cuts would be spread in equal annual increments over the 2013-2021 period.

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Because spring break tends to spread out over a four- to six-week period in March and April, Ms. Banas says there are still deals to be found.

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"Once the conversion is made, the client can spread the tax of the conversion over a two-year period, " Lowlicht says.

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But he proposed phasing in the changes over a three-year period, to help spread the cost.

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Prosecutor Riel Karmy-Jones told the court the assaults were spread out over a four day period last year.

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Even though investment in equipment and software jumped 21% over the two-year period, the growth was not spread uniformly.

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With this in mind, some people might want to spread this adjustment period out over several years, in effect mimicking the 1865-1879 period.

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