And after a long and arduous journey navigating a country they don't know, a language they don't speak and with meager funds, they made it to Ankara, the Turkish capital, where they are now waiting.
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Jury selection can be a long arduous process of selecting members from a larger pool, questioning of the jurors on their own background (nothing too probing) and whether they think they have any biases that would impact the case (previously being duped by a stock broker might get one out of serving in this trial).
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"He did not want to undergo arduous treatments with a totally uncertain future, " she said.
"It's a pretty arduous proposition to do something like this, and it's a project that most people don't want to do, " says the owner and developer, Dan Swanson of Addison Development, adding that he spent about three years building the home.
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Jobs compares the crafting of a great idea with the long and arduous task of slowly refining a dusty, ugly rock into a polished beauty.
Villa were facing a long and arduous 90 minutes, and their situation was not helped when striker John Carew limped off with a groin injury before half-time, to be replaced by Maloney.
This year, Best Buy made the wait less arduous: it screened a Harry Potter movie and distributed free popcorn.
If that all sounds a little arduous, there are other offerings that focus on out-of-the ordinary bonding experiences that are more about thrills than endurance.
Next week I'll hopefully be bringing you a winning report from Newbury and, fingers crossed, news of a less arduous week on the training field!
Advocates of the arduous policies noted that a sales-tax increase of three percentage points, to 21%, merely puts Spain's tax in line with that of its EU peers.
Wives of the diplomatic corps and other dignitaries took it amiss when she decided to pay no calls--an arduous social duty in a city of widely scattered dwellings and unpaved streets.
Some experts, though, wonder whether large numbers of residents will have the commitment and knowledge to complete the arduous process of preparing a neighbourhood plan and putting it to a local referendum.
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As a result, most new authors who make it through the arduous process of finding both an agent and a publisher are surprised to learn that it is the author who is responsible for marketing and promoting his or her own work.
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They would then face a lengthy and arduous path to lawful permanent residency and eventually citizenship.
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Sorting it out will be a long, arduous, wealth-destroying business for Argentina and its creditors alike.
But it was a long, arduous and invasive process, one that scares off many other potential parents, Wing-Kovarik said.
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"A candid discussion of the new challenges is only the first step forward in a long and arduous journey that Delhi and Beijing have now begun, " the paper's editorial adds.
But Dawson is carrying a shoulder injury, as is inspirational Samoan skipper Pat Lam - an indication of the extreme wear and tear that has become Northampton's greatest opponent at the tail-end of a long and arduous season.
Prior to the completion of the cable cars, people stranded in the favelas wanting access to jobs, education, healthcare and even basic shopping had to make a slow and arduous journey down the mountainside to get into the city.
As he started his arduous treatment, Ron, a family man and a professional counsellor in his 50s, from London, decided to strike a blow for the "silent majority" with hepatitis C who were too frightened to speak about their condition.
The point is that the most arduous retreat is by no means a decisive defeat and can even sow the seeds of historic success.
Told of Moglia's plan, Osborne played devil's advocate, reminding him of a coach's arduous recruiting schedule and often difficult job of dealing with college kids.
Prying a spouse loose can be arduous, as she discovered via her first husband: discarded wives stick like burrs.
Negotiating a new treaty would be arduous, if not impossible.
Envisioning a social base, a social engine and a social glue to create a true culture is an arduous task, much more than merely echoing fashion or momentary trends.
Getting approval for any transgenic crop or food is like running a torturous gauntlet, both arduous and bureaucratic.
However, this leaves the MPAA with the arduous task of prosecuting single users one at a time, a prospect that is both expensive and, as some of the musicians complaining about Napster are finding, bad for public relations.
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