It is understood ministers will have to table an amendment setting out their new approach on Thursday if it is to be debated in the Lords on Monday.
The short-term increase in the borrowing cap is the brainchild of House Republicans, who wanted to re-sequence a series of upcoming budget battles, taking the threat of a potentially devastating government default off the table and instead setting up a clash in March over automatic across-the-board spending cuts set to strike the Pentagon and many domestic programs.
Ruby is setting the table for long-term growth, plowing cash into new restaurants and store improvements.
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"This is setting the table on the elections for the next decade, " says Michael McDonald, a redistricting expert with George Mason University.
In the morning, she found her new roommate at the dining table, its elaborate setting enhanced by a plate of plump muffins.
Earn My Keep helps her differentiate between acts we do as members of a household (making the bed, setting the table) and acts we do to earn a living.
He pumps billions into university research in places like Ireland and Australia because he believes it creates a skilled workforce and attracts top talent, setting the table for high-tech industry and foreign direct investment.
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Is the United States sufficiently internationalist in outlook to be ready for a global regime of the world economy in which we're not guaranteed to be Mr. Big at the table all the time setting the rules?
Consider this curious tale from New York restaurateur Danny Meyer, who literally wrote the book on hospitality. (It's called "Setting the Table, " and it's required reading for anyone in the industry.) Last June -- on Father's Day -- Meyer returned to his room at the Little Nell in Aspen, Colorado, to find a framed photo of his wife and children beside the bed.
He looked quickly around before setting his case down on the small table next to the couch.
And most clients find themselves hanging out after a fitting in the man-cave setting, which is complete with a pool table, flat screen tvs, and a fully stocked top-shelf bar.
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When Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad two years ago, he did so in a living-room setting with a Corbusier armchair and a Saarinen side table, framing the tablet as a device of leisure.
When the children get home, the parents are too tired to help the kids with their homework, let alone setting down and having a "Family Dinner", with everyone at the table.
The BOA has previously come under fire for setting what its critics consider an overly-optimistic a target of fourth place in the overall medal table at the London Olympics.
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