Another striking figure: 26% have used bereavement days and 27% have used jury duty to take a holiday.
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And there is still enough of August left for him to take a holiday, while his peers bellow on.
The MP for Mid-Bedfordshire said she had been given permission to take a holiday by the then Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell.
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She said she was stepping down to "take a holiday, develop a project for TV drama and get involved in some more training overseas".
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The policeman in charge of the investigation who had been confident enough to take a holiday in Spain had to rush home to supervise a string of hasty arrests.
There was almost disbelief it was finally over, but I was relieved I could finally take a holiday without worrying I was going to miss an important witness.
The Swiss says the break will allow him to take a holiday with his wife and twin three-year-old daughters before spending 4-6 weeks practising on clay courts in Switzerland.
The government has staged its usual summer pantomime in recent weeks, the one in which the prime minister pretends to take a holiday, leaving others to mind the Downing Street shop.
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This week, key states are playing leapfrog in the skirmish for early primary dates, some personal questions for presidential candidates, world leaders take a holiday, but not the leaders of Iraq and Iran.
Ms Dorries insists she was given permission to take a holiday by the former chief whip Andrew Mitchell, although Mr Mitchell has insisted he was not told what she was planning to do with her time off.
In fact, after the results came in on Tuesday night, there was Senator McCain saying that Senator Obama is guilty of eloquent but empty calls for change, suggesting that he would have America take a holiday from history and that he's not prepared because of lack of experience, not prepared to deal with world threats.
Between the sparklers, the picnic items and the patriotic garb, the wallets will likely take a hit this holiday weekend.
He said that after that he would take his family on a holiday.
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Those who want to take a 20-year holiday from work should save and pay for it themselves, without subsidy, regardless of age.
Any who doubt Christmas is feminine need only take a survey of any holiday-season mall during December weeks when gentlemen are entranced by Sunday, Monday and Thursday night football.
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Abta spokeswoman Frances Tuke said if tourists did not wish to go to Sharm al-Sheikh, then Abta will cancel members' holidays for them free of charge, or take them on a different holiday or give them a refund.
It's remarkable the new energy that entrepreneurs and workers who don't take six weeks of holiday a year and don't retire in their 50s can bring.
And more than a quarter of the 2, 000 polled plan to take their children out of school for a holiday this year.
As for David Cameron, the rampant Conservative leader, who earlier in the week had mischievously pointed out that his party does not hold a single seat as statistically safe as Glasgow East, he advised Mr Brown to take his holiday (in Suffolk) and then hold a general election.
Offsetting this is a trend to multi-use tablets and since Kindle devices have particular strength from holiday sales it will take at least a few quarters if not a few years to determine how much share they can take.
One in eight (12%) admitted having lied in order take their children out of school for a holiday.
Mr Gore is more likely to take a book on Swedish land planning on holiday, as Mr Dukakis once did.
Executives in Taiwan take so little holiday (eight days a year) that it is a wonder they found time to answer Grant Thornton's questionnaire.
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Companies had feared that the lockout would spill over into the crucial holiday shopping season and take a chunk out of their pre-Christmas sales.
The levy itself will not take effect until Tuesday, following a public holiday, but action is being taken to control electronic money transfers over the weekend.
Take a look at Stella Artois and its classy Holiday Carole Facebook app.
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The earliest date a strike could take place is the next bank holiday, Monday 27 May.
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