• 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.

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  • 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.

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  • Ruby is setting the table for long-term growth, plowing cash into new restaurants and store improvements.

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  • Thanksgiving facts : Got a few minutes to spare in between stuffing the turkey and setting the table?

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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.

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  • In the morning, she found her new roommate at the dining table, its elaborate setting enhanced by a plate of plump muffins.

    NEWYORKER: Shauntrelle

  • 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.

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  • 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?

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  • 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.

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  • He looked quickly around before setting his case down on the small table next to the couch.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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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