But defenders of the idea are on firm ground when they say that the practical objections to national service are wrong.
Instead of falling off the abyss, it is on firm ground.
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Still, for Adkins and others there was nothing better than being able to put both feet on firm ground while wrapping their arms around family members.
You always want to be standing on firm ground.
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General Dynamics currently has 5, 000 engineers and draftsmen at work in and around Groton designing the next generation of ballistic-missile subs, and an additional 2, 000 tradesmen assembling Virginia-class attack subs, so the town is on firm ground in calling itself the submarine capital of the world.
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But the company believed it was standing on firm factual ground and refused to be bullied.
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At the age of 32 Chung joined Alger's firm on the ground floor.
Coverseas Worldwide Assistance, a Swiss-based crisis management firm with contacts on the ground, said that rebels, known as Seleka, had split into three columns.
The firm has broken ground on a building near the port project and is talks to build another building there.
She, like King - who withdrew Apache Sauce - felt the horse was better served being taken elsewhere rather than pressing on, particularly with the firm Badminton ground a consideration.
This time President Nicolas Sarkozy has held firm on the retirement age, and given ground only at the margin.
But for Seventh Generation, CSR has meant putting a stake in the ground on natural resources, staying firm, and leading change.
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Veteran Romanian coach Mircea Lucescu is cut from the same cloth as his Arsenal counterpart Arsene Wenger in his firm belief in keeping the ball on the ground and attacking in fluent short-passing moves.
Energy Related Properties says it won't break ground on the tower unless it has firm leasing commitments.
The "intermediaries" involved are local companies that provide sales and distribution, and repair and maintenance services for Rolls-Royce in countries in which the UK firm does not have enough of its own people on the ground.
Apple Inc has cut orders for LCD screens and other parts for the iPhone 5 this quarter due to weak demand, the Nikkei reported on Monday, in a further sign the U.S. firm is losing ground to Asian smartphone rivals.
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It says voters know that on 30 May, "there will not be any fraud, because the firm instructions given by the president of the republic are being scrupulously respected on the ground".
For a U.S. venture firm to succeed in China, Robinson points out that it takes local staff and on-the-ground market intelligence.
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The management that is there will know more about the firm, the industry, than will the fresh faced kids straight out of school who are the on the ground consultants.
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