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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Arguably, the life of a mill child in Lancashire was no less arduous than that of a slave on the cotton plantations in America.
"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.
To make this easier, Mr Yen, a lawyer by training, has included provisions to allow these investors to sell off assets without going through the Taiwanese courts a notoriously arduous process.
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.
Yet it is indirect election that makes the selection process most arduous, because it becomes a political power game.
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But it was a long, arduous and invasive process, one that scares off many other potential parents, Wing-Kovarik said.
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If this is a harbinger of things to come, it will be a long and arduous road to give us back an America we can be proud of again.
"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.
"It's whether or not we should be able to listen to Osama bin Laden's phone calls with or without the arduous process of having to get a court order, " Smith said.
Prying a spouse loose can be arduous, as she discovered via her first husband: discarded wives stick like burrs.
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