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Soaring unemployment numbers have undermined the confidence that we might be nearing the bottom of the recession.

We're nearing the end of our journey through these files and have come to the crux of the matter.

However, some banks may already be nearing the limits of how much they can lend to rail-sector firms, if not the ministry.

September was nearing, and part of me did not want to leave.

I was nearing my nineteenth birthday and I did not know how to pronounce the word "preface" .

Aguilera is nearing the finish line on her as-yet- untitled follow-up to Stripped, and the sound might surprise fans.

The cycles say the cross is nearing the right time for an intermediate-term peak which should lead to weakness lasting at least a week.

A waning moon was shining, and a hushed sense of growing life filled the air, for it was nearing spring again.

Nearing the summit you may find the dead bodies of those who did not make it all the way.

You will certainly be aware when matters are nearing such a point, as no secret will be made of our actions to remove the dark Ones.

Investors will also be driven by the corporate earnings season, nearing an end in the United States but heating up in Europe.

The next morning, she saw a light on the front of her, so she knew that she was nearing the shoreside as the light was on a high cliff.

Using a flashlight, I saw that after about two hours, the pork chops were nearing an edible temperature and went inside to put on some rice.

I never knew eating could be so complicated. Nearing the end of dinner, I wanted to use my fork as a shotgun.

N. officials. Among those nearing the end of his second term is the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei.

With the market for low-calorie sweeteners nearing $1 billion a year in the US alone, thaumatin is likely to become a cash cow.

China is nearing the end of a week-long national holiday, and more than 2, 000 holidaymakers have been evacuated from island resorts.

The auto makers are developing a lithium-ion battery to power electric cars that are nearing the testing stage, he said.

On a side note, nearing the end at 3. 55 he sounded a bit like Jay there. Just a bit (not that it's good or bad).

Jesus is nearing the conclusion of his sermon about life in the kingdom of God. And now he calls his listeners to make a choice.

By the standards of previous cycles, residential construction should be nearing the bottom.

Feverish speculation all over the internet, gadget shoppers nearing mass hysteria and pundits predicting our lives will never be the same.

Goldman Sachs analyst Malcolm Southwood, however, said the price boom is nearing its peak.

'The auto-industry downturn appears to be nearing a turning point, ' George Pipas, the top sales analyst at Ford, said in a conference call.

You may find that if you're nearing the top of the pay bracket for your position, you'll need to earn a promotion to get a raise.

Nearing pensionable age, he was officially rehabilitated and was finally in a stable and legal relationship - with a 16-year-old girl.

When young people look at older people, they think how terrifying it must be to be nearing the end of your life.

Red walks the long rock wall, nearing the tree. A squirrel scolds him from a low branch, scurries up higher.

The content will be sourced offshore and locally, much of it produced at a new facility nearing completion in St Georges Bay Rd, Parnell.

MVC Contrib is slightly more than a year old and is nearing its first production-grade release.

The most notable example was AIG's two-year attempt to sell Nan Shan, its Taiwan subsidiary, which is only now nearing completion.

But those viewers may be nearing the limit of what they are prepared to pay.

You know you're nearing Shangri-la when the landscape flattens out into rolling pasture surrounded by mountain peaks.

Between them, Ireland and Greece will have rescue packages of something nearing 200 billion euros.

He believesthat such models, although imperfect, are already nearing the point at whichthey can be useful for military leaders.

We are, however, nearing the end of the inventory cycle and would expect freight growth to slow down over the rest of the year.

The trike frame should now be nearing completion and only requires the installation of the steering knuckle mounting plates to be complete.

The powerful US Fifth Fleet that was nearing Japan alone used more fuel in a year than all of Japan.

The GDP is declining at the most severe rate since the SecondWorld War and rapidly nearing levels of the Great Depression.

Hemolink is just one of a half-dozen blood substitutes that are nearing the market after decades of research.

The engineer and producer typically choose the mastering engineer and a mastering date is booked once the mixes are nearing completion.

Such new techniques mean that the time is nearing when the state-protected imperial tombs may be excavated, he said.

All this backstory is really fascinating-really- but are we nearing a point any time soon here?

But now, nearing the start of a fourth decade in power, he faces the biggest challenge to his rule.

After 20 years of planning, a memorial honoring slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. is nearing completion in Washington.

With his army of undead growing daily, he knew that the time for his true test was nearing.

The Bush administration and congressional lawmakers appear to be nearing an agreement on legislation to boost the slumping U. S. economy.

We, ourselves, are nearing a point where the conferences can become the means to break any remaining loggerheads.

Nearing his last year at MIT, he was on the cusp of a time of confusion, searching for a future that was both satisfying and compelling.

The threat of a US downturn triggered by a sagging housing market means the good times may be nearing an end.

The Fed made its clearest statement to date that it sees the recession nearing an end and that shattered financial markets are healing.

Nearing completion of the waste incinerator is to further upgrade the level of energy saving equipment investment and construction.

If you, a co-worker or a manager are nearing a breakdown, this may be a sign that things at work are out of balance.

Those nearing the retirement age has the option to go for an early retirement which has its own pros and cons.

Maldini is nearing the end of his career, but is yet to decide what to do when he retires .

"GetAdoni-Bezek, " Our commander shouted, as he saw we were nearing Jerusalem.

The fish is one of thousands of species documented by the Census of Marine Life, a ten-year project that is nearing completion.

Amid the sluggish economies of much of Europe, Germany has booming exports and is nearing full capacity utilization.

In Cuba, the long rule of a cruel dictator is nearing its end.

But nearing solution is not the same as a complete and thorough solution.

But oil prices surged to near $118 a barrel, nearing a two-and-a-half-year high, on concerns over the assault.

Still, some economists think China may be nearing the end of its tightening efforts.

Zynga, the largest applications developer on Facebook, with 42m users of its games, is reported to be nearing annual sales of $100m.

When a bull market is nearing an end, weaker stock groups begin to turn down.

If progress in Africa could be measured by the frequency of elections, the continent might already be nearing Olympian form.

As I speak, our armies are nearing their objectives, by which we will restore the independence of a once great nation.

Although the euro remained fragile, it rose on hopes Greece may be nearing a deal with EU governments to get emergency aid.

We're definitely nearing the turning point and a crash is a remote but plausible possibility.

However, this generation is now nearing retirement, when it will start drawing down this wealth.

In 1886, as the castle was nearing completion, he died under suspicious circumstances, with his body found floating in a lake.

We are nearing the end of Mercury's 3-week retrograde and only have a few more days to look back in review.

They are also nearing the final stage of a lengthy and painful restructuring of their North American operations.

The British were nearing the end of their ability to pay.

With the yen nearing five-year lows against the American dollar this week, such trades may well continue.

It could also sell off its dialup business, which provides cash flow, but is nearing the end of its useful life.

Unfortunately the train was nearing Chengchow.

Already, production by non-Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is nearing its peak and subsequent decline.

When they picked up the high tower in the distance, they knew they were nearing the city.

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's regime appears to be nearing collapse, but the colonel himself has apparently gone underground.

In every room the prince saw the same kind of scene. He was greatly excited because he felt that he was nearing the solution to the mystery.

Ok, the build up to the big event is nearing it's close.

An improved version of this vaccine containing liposomes is nearing the end of late-stage (phase 3) clinical testing in infants.

With new vehicle inventories nearing two-year lows, China's automobile manufacturers are ramping up production to meet demand.

Mercury nearing the midheaven of your chart gives you stronger opinions than usual.

America was mired in stagflation, with an unemployment rate nearing double digits.

Mr Bush, unpopular at home, is nearing the end of his term.

The upside to India's closed economy is nearing a tipping point. Investors must decide what they should rightly pay for it.

Now that it's nearing the end of summer, try to acquire a regular sleeping pattern.

With testing of this most sought-after of gadgets nearing completion, Ross is preparing to take his rocketbelt on the road.

I think we are likely nearing the end of the cash fraud scandals and the fraudsters will have to come up with some new tricks.

With JSR-107 nearing completion we expect that this will help JSR-347 to define itself.

Might higher education be nearing such a jolt?

Unknown to Thompson, the gyro sight was nearing completion, but his sight was thoroughly tested by the Armaments Section.

With the nearing of the summer vacation, this campaign is especially meaningful for the healthy development of the minors.

Tokyo is quickly nearing its self-imposed end-of-May deadline for cementing a plan for moving the troops.

Added to that are single women nearing the end of their childbearing years who still want to have a family.

As mobile devices get smarter, the days of paper as an information transfer medium are nearing an end.

The city of Seoul, South Korea, is nearing completion of three huge floating islands that it will anchor in the river Han.

One day as we nearing the completion of our travel preparations, we were introuced to the prairie thunderstorm.

American intelligence officials maintain the bombed Syrian nuclear site was nearing completion.

"The next five years will be really transformative, " he says. "We are nearing a tipping point. "

Fast forward to today, Evie is nearing two, and things are a little different.

Prometheus drifts against the stars, nearing the surprisingly Earth-like Pandora.

As we're nearing the halfway mark of 2009, we decided to find out what location-based applications the ReadWriteWeb community is using.

Preparations for this in the newly built production halls in Augsburg and Nordenham are nearing completion.

The tectonic stress field in Tengchong volcano areas is oriented as NNE -NE- NEE, nearing horizontal compressive stress field.

Other worries for investors in Asia included rising inflation in much of the region and oil prices nearing $110 a barrel.

By faith Joseph, nearing his end, made mention of the exodus of the sons of Israel and gave orders concerning his bones.

Nearing the podium, Obama let go of Michelle's hand, and she stepped down to allow her husband to take the state by himself.

US stock market volatility rose with the CBOE Vix index, known as Wall Street's fear gauge, nearing the key level of 40 yesterday.

Some parts of America's transformation may now be nearing completion.

while nearing ying pun tsuen , the car negotiated a right curve and reportedly veered to the right into the opposite lane.

Nearing the Chinese Spring Festival, most people would be extremely excited and feel it something exciting and thrilling.

But even if margins really are nearing their peak, other industries would happily trade places with the mining sector.

With urban markets nearing saturation, global giants like Nokia are now looking to appeal to the hinterlands.

The right leg kick is nearing completion as the recovering left arm has passed its maximum height.

Since we're nearing the end of the first month, I'll walk you through this process once so you can get a feel for what should be done.

With this little post nearing its end, I thought I would go over the menu.

In the process of nearing and following Mr Lu Xun, Rou Shi had established his own literature concept.

We recommend that you relax now, and take it easy, as your mission is nearing its final aim.

But healthcare and higher education costs continue to soar and employee pension plans are nearing insolvency.

News broadcasts gave warning when the grid was nearing overload and urged people to turn off their gizmos.

With a budget nearing $100 million, 'Flowers of War' is the most expensive Chinese movie ever made.

You may wish to forward migrate in order to take advantage of new features or because the old version is nearing its end-of-service date.

Bursting skywards in the middle of America's gambling capital, seven glittering towers are nearing completion.

At two hundred fifty miles per hour he felt that he was nearing his level-flight maximum speed.

American businessman Stan Kroenke has increased his stake in Arsenal and is nearing a compulsory takeover bid.

America's first "capture-ready" power plants, to use the industry parlance, are nearing construction.

It will probably prove too difficult and expensive to fit CCS to plants nearing the end of their lifespan.

It seems that the Hicks and Gillett regime at Anfield is nearing its inevitable conclusion.

With the duo's loan deals nearing their conclusion, Wenger gave an update on their respective Arsenal futures.

And though signs continue to point to the recession nearing its end, problems at banks continue to grow rapidly.

Now we were watching our youngest, a senior in high school, nearing graduation.

It is small comfort for an investor nearing retirement today to know that stocks do well in the long run.

Nuclear power stations provide about 18 percent of Britain's electricity now, but many are nearing the end of their lives.

Fortunately, you are nearing the end of this challenging period, for Mars will depart this house on August 25.

The groups were nearing a bitter quarrel until the leader poured oil on the troubled waters.

She was nearing 30, late for a Japanese woman to marry and have children.

This picture fuelled fears that Jobs was nearing the end in his eight-year battle with pancreatic cancer.

Although the festival was nearing its end, the students were still busy perfecting the final details of the competition.

Organizations may offer early retirement to those employees nearing the statutory retirement age.

A planetary nebula is an expanding cloud of gas ejected from a star that is nearing the end of its life.

The long march to literacy is nearing an end: three-quarters of people aged 15-25 were literate in 1975; now the rate is nearly nine-tenths.

The retail-sales report comes after weeks of hope that the recession was nearing its low point.

The Brazilian soybean crop generally has been treated favorably thus far and planting is nearing completion.

You're nearing the interview's close, and you had wanted to share your experience in supply chain management.

When we picked up the pagoda in the distance, we knew we were nearing the city.

United Nations talks on climate change are nearing a close with no clear consensus yet in sight.

Through powerful binoculars he sees two new Russian bases nearing completion.

U. S officials say the Bush administration is nearing a decision on providing new food aid to North Korea.

The odds of a rate hike remain finally balanced with CPI nearing the 4% rate.

The International Monetary Fund is nearing a deal with the Democratic Republic of Congo worth billions in debt relief and aid.

Millions of other Americans who are in or nearing retirement have similar concerns about their finances.

The river Voltava is nearing the top of the city's medieval embankments.

The adventure you once started as a creative angel is nearing its end.

Facebook's 250mm user base is nearing mainstream web portal (see traffic compared to Google and Yahoo) they're quickly closing the gap.

The ship was nearing harbour.

Delivered in the 1970s, the Phantoms' airframes are also nearing the end of their service life.

The market has reached the saturation point. OR. The market has become saturated. OR. The market is nearing saturation.

At the same time, many power plants in rich countries, built back in the 1960s and 1970s, are nearing the end of their projected lifespans.

A doctor who's nearing retirement suddenly blanks on a longtime patient's name.

Most of the nuclear power plants in developed countries, including Japan, were built 30-40 years ago and nearing the end of their lifespan.

It was growing late, and the stillness and gloom of midnight were nearing.

The picture is no better for those still working, either-including millions of baby boomers nearing retirement.

The US scrap market began 2011 in a relatively strong position, with average prices nearing pre-crisis (early 2008) levels.

the New National Theater, designed by Paul Andreu, is nearing completion.

The Dow is down 16% from its April high, nearing the 20% drop that would signal a bear market.

They should be phased in gradually so that current retirees and those nearing retirement are not affected.

The hope is that the housing bust is nearing its bottom and that countries like China and India will continue to thrive.

Imports are nearing pre-crisis levels and sales of new cars hit a new record in April.

Asia's stocks are nearing historically low valuations -- levels at which they've bottomed in previous times of trouble.

according to district of Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway built Jinan West Railway Station is nearing completion.

The ship was nearing the wharf.

You are nearing your quota available for storing mail on this server.

Citigroup was nearing completion late Wednesday on the sale of about $17 billion of newly issued shares.

Many of the established men and women's middle and long distance running records are already nearing their limits.

The IPOs of Fortress and Blackstone three years ago were signs the equity bubble was nearing its peak.

Does this mean that the single currency project is nearing its end?

The bit is nearing the shoe. Slow down the running speed.

We're nearing the peak of the 11-year solar cycle, so double-check your GPS and watch where you're going.

This postseason is either coming to an end or nearing its midpoint.

THE slowdown in worldwide manufacturing that began in mid-2012 may be nearing an end.

the Iranian one nearing completion at Bushehr will run on Russian fuel.

Climate researchers in the UK said that temperatures in 2011 were nearing the top of records dating back to 1850.

But there is cause for concern -- particularly, among law students nearing graduation.

Gael Clichy is also nearing a comeback and should return to training early next week but Nicklas Bendtner (groin) remains out.

There will be a moment when they will have to decide on political change and they are already nearing that point.

The tech heavy Nasdaq index traded up to close at 2825. 77, nearing its 52-week high of 2887. 75 on renewed growth of US corporate sector.

You might say, a three-month marathon of prep work is nearing the finish line.

He must be nearing home by now.

Dan Jenkins. Nearing his 79th birthday, the venerable author still has his fastball.

Control Detailed Planning on Tourism Development of Jiuri Mountain Scenic Area is nearing completion.

The star, called HIP 13044, is nearing the end of its life and is 2000 light years from Earth.

Car makers are taking a new look at small luxury models as tougher fuel-economy regulations are nearing.

We must guarantee there is no change for those now retired or nearing retirement.

Well the gas tank was nearing empty and we still had almost two weeks to go until payday.

Day temperatures in Moscow soared since June, at times nearing 40 degrees Celsius.

Myfirstimpression of Madrid was incredible. it was nearing the New Year when I arrived in Madrid for the first time.

While the term "fat client" often is used to mean an ordinary GUI client application, in this case the client was nearing obesity.

There are some encouraging signs that home sales are nearing the bottom, and we expect to reach the nadir during the winter.

The ARIA specification is nearing completion and will be fully implemented in Firefox 3.

However, Tapestry 4. 0 is nearing the end of its beta cycle as of November 2005 and offers significant improvements over Tapestry 3. x.

Christmas was nearing and the red dress was soon forgotten.

Meanwhile, the first of the new 093 class SSN is nearing completion this year.

More and more old ages of men are suffering by BPH because of the nearing aging society.

Can you now feel, dear souls, how your final missions are nearing completion?

The post-war global order, shaped in America's image, is nearing the end of its natural life.

Wasley says people often assume interim executives are nearing retirement age, but more often they are in their late 40s.

Than Shwe is nearing his final act on the national scene, and the people he puts in power will affect his fate.

Vacanti says that before Yipit took its extra $6 million in funding it was nearing profitability.

The first ribs are slightly curved, the others well sprung and very well sloped nearing the rear, giving proper depth to the chest.

The job is at last nearing completion.

Visual Studio 2010's first service pack is nearing completion.

With Spring 2. 5 nearing release, some people have compared it's performance to Google's Guice framework.

It is nearing such an occasion, and we do have many friends who carry much influence that can bring it about.

Nearing the ninth the People's Hospital, the district is made up of form high level of two butterflies.

Today, OASIS is nearing completion of the SCA V1. 1 family of specifications.

The passenger boat is nearing the dock.

Thai rice prices are nearing a six-month high.

The 30-year era of progressively cheaper capital is nearing an end.

Today, 10 percent of venture capital dollars comes from corporations, nearing the previous bubble-era high of 15 percent in 2000.

This is similar to another aluminium plate system shown below which is nearing completion at USL and is destined for a customer in China.

Speaking at the launch of Sky Sports 1&2 on BT Vision, Owen revealed he's nearing full fitness.

In the last year, the trends reshaping journalism didn't just quicken, they seemed to be nearing a pivot point.

THE Islamic Republic of Iran is nearing a moment of truth.

Similar concerns caused the dollar to fall to 83. 6 against the Japanese yen, nearing its 1995 record low.

It is a different story when countries are downgraded to lower ratings, such as to a single-A rating or nearing 'junk' territory.

They are also counting on the tax revenue from a vast new mall that is nearing completion next to the temple complex.

It was nearing sunset when I arrived at 1000 Nights.

Silver jumped 5. 5 per cent, rebounding from a slip earlier this week, to $47. 99 an ounce, nearing its own nominal record of $50.

Another RBMK-1000 of the 5th unit of the Kursk NPP is nearing completion.

Really? I am nearing an all time high for this week's total sales figures.

Rubinius, the "Ruby for Ruby programmers" is finally nearing its 1. 0 release.

Right now we are nearing that tipping point.

Even when you are nearing the end and you are pushing really hard, stay smooth.

The content is nearing completion and we are focusing on balance now.

At the same time, many older researchers are nearing retirement age.

This number is nearing the statutory limit of public debt which is 40%.

The bit is nearing the shoe.

For example, adding code 0x806000e2 adds certificate monitor events to indicate when a certificate is nearing expiration.

In late June, Mr. Wen went to southern China's Guangxi province when the death toll from the floods was nearing 200.

In warfare, when nearing an enemy's city, you must have a route of attack.

In total, that puts downloads now well north of 100, 000, and revenues are nearing $100, 000 already.

HIP 13044 is nearing its end.

We are nearing the peak, if we are not there already.

'We're nearing endgame, so what is your final decision on this? '

Female baboons and chimpanzees redden when nearing ovulation, for example.

He married for the second time in 2008, four years after his divorce, because he was "nearing 30 and should have a child" .

The other investment-banking co-head, Steve Black, who is nearing retirement age, will leave after a transition period.

I'm a member of the expert group for JAXP 1. 1, and we're nearing completion on the 1. 1 specification.