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Consider the case of Spain, which on the eve of the crisis appeared to be a model fiscal citizen.

Information Minister Dora Akunyili said he had been living outside Nigeria "for a while" and only returned on the eve of the attack.

The last thing they wanted was the public humiliation of a poisoned milk scandal on the eve of the Olympics.

The fact that he did not go to the press conference on the eve of the match against Lecce is not such a bad sign.

Sir Edward Grey on the eve of the first world war said "the lamps are going out all over Europe" .

At his press conference on the eve of the game, Wenger was asked if fourth place would be out of reach if Arsenal failed to win.

The Kitchen God's job is to watch over the family for a year. His watch begins on the eve of Chinese New Year.

On the eve of the crisis Ireland seemed to be in good shape, fiscally speaking, with a balanced budget and a low level of public debt.

On the eve of a special EU summit on Georgia, he warned that Russia was ready to retaliate against any sanctions the EU might impose.

On the eve of graduation, I thought I had done everything right, and that I would be an excellent candidate for a tenure-track job.

He too was known for movie- star good looks , until an attempt to poison him on the eve of the 2004 election left him painfully disfigured .

The Swedish star had dinner with the rest of the squad on the eve of his debut but was still hungry as he climbed the stairs to his room.

Unfortunately, on the eve of the charging zone's extension westward, doubts about how much it has achieved are growing.

But it's not at all what happened in Ireland and Spain, both of which had low debt and budget surpluses on the eve of the crisis.

After a year of dithering, he unveiled his own grand plan for reforming health care on the eve of the summit.

He may not feel it on the eve of what might be a wretched mid-term election for his party, but Barack Obama is a lucky man.

The association made the warning on the eve of an obesity-testing operation it was to carry out in 83 French towns and villages.

Every year, spring and autumn on the eve of books fair, is often the busiest season of the publishing house.

The fact that his death came on the eve of a comeback tour in London will leave his devotees feeling even more bereft.

Mr. Hurd was speaking to Arab reporters in London on the eve of his visits to Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

On the eve of the financial crisis, conservatives had nothing but praise for Ireland, a low-tax, low-spending country by European standards.

On the eve of Anti-Japanese War, transportation had been impeded, and began to decline.

On the eve of the big day, stockings are hung and cookies and milk are set out for Santa as well as a carrot for Rudolph.

On the eve of departure I carry my egotism so far AS to say, 'Do not forget me, my kind friends, for probably you will never see me again. '

On the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, about the several childhood friends, several miles to the market to see a " flower drum" .

At least 10 people have been killed in an upsurge of violence in Nigeria on the eve of Saturday's parliamentary elections.

HE MAY not feel it on the eve of what is likely to be a wretched mid-term election for his party, but Barack Obama is a lucky man.

On the eve of April's G20 summit in London, diplomats from the European Union and South Korea were poised for a breakthrough.

The bride-to-be, fighting a flu at the time, painstakingly hand-painted the piece on the eve of her wedding.

His decision to leave the team just on the eve of the intercollegiate tournament was certainly a bolt from the blue.

On the eve of his trip the junta freed one prominent detainee after seven years of house arrest.

Meanwhile, the lead singer Miao Zhen was also out of the black wing bands, to stay focused on the eve of the creation of frost.

On the eve of the last match of the first round it was hard to imagine Juventus would have managed to reduce the margin from Inter.

On the eve of a sacrificial ceremony, the corridor would be lit by lanterns as jade, silk, grains and fruit was transported to the altars.

Germany's two largest parties have been holding campaign rallies on the eve of the general election on Sunday.

The United States previously has brought only two disputes to the WTO against China; a third was settled on the eve of a planned WTO filing.

Now on the eve of the 14th anniversary of her death, a survey shows Diana is still Britain's favourite Royal.

When a landowning libertine takes a fancy to her, she begins an affair which ends when he abandons her on the eve of their elopement.

Consider the contrast between what Mr. Obama's advisers were saying on the eve of his inauguration, and what he himself is saying now.

The candidate did not stop campaigning even on the eve of the election .

Sadly, Ackbar succumbed to his advanced age, and died of natural causes on the eve of the war's end.

On the eve of that earthquake, the market in Tokyo traded on an absolutely absurd 53 times forecast earnings.

And on the eve of this year's meeting, our correspondent Michael Bristow looks at what's happened since the pledge was made.

The first "reconstruction" occurs in the mid 1920s, on the eve of the General Strike, to be precise.

But on the eve of the boy band's reunion tour, the handsome singer says it is time for him to let his fans know the truth.

Asked directly on the eve of the Champions League quarter-final about the player and the links, Jose Mourinho ruled out a move here.

Therefore, it was not accidental that the two Chinese versions both appeared on the eve of the premiere of the film.

On the eve of the examination, it is absolutely necessary to step up review, but must be appropriate work rest.

I feel no tensions, no stress, even on the eve of the game, and I don't mind working hard.

Lord Stern, who said that he was not a strict vegetarian himself, was speaking on the eve of an all-parliamentary debate on climate change.

Paolo Maldini spoke in a press conference held on the eve of the big Bayern Munich - Milan Champions League quarter - final.

Legend had it that he made $100 million by short-selling on the eve of the 1929 crash.

The latest reports include snow in Austria on the eve of the Summer Solstice and a frost warning in Oregon.

The warning to Japan, an important trade and security partner, was delivered on the eve of a visit by Katsuya Okada, the foreign minister.

On the eve of the primary, the two candidates for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination were campaigning virtually non-stop .

So, after a fortnight of sometimes constructive discussion, on the eve of the last day a new version was put to the conference.

I had been right to come here, on the eve of the summer solstice.

Nowadays, many more families would like to eat out on the eve of New Year's Day.

This book gives a broad and generalized picture of life in Russia on the eve of the Revolution of 1905.

the traditional Passover supper of Jesus with his disciples on the eve of his crucifixion.

But, on the eve of tonight's game, the German had little time for the chance of setting a new Champions League record.

That Mr Kim, soon to become President Kim, was a political liberal on the eve of his election in 1997.

Obama countered that the debate was on the eve of the largest U. S. and Israeli military exercise in history.

Lee on the eve of the civil war, was an officer of the Union Army.

So on the eve of this Father's Day I say to the tobacco industry: Support our efforts to keep tobacco away from our kids.

Under the new scheme however, owners are allowed to drive full days on Saturdays and on the eve of five major public holidays.

The Facebook announcement comes on the eve of the 15th anniversary of her abduction.

Jaspal and our chairman Mr. Satish Reddy like to convey their best wishes to all of you on the eve of Spring Festival.

In an address on the eve of Earth Day, Mr. Bloomberg presented the first update to PlaNYC, which calls for such revisions every four years.

According to custom, each family will stay up to count down for the New Year on the eve of the Spring Festival.

On the eve of this festival all activities, which add to social discord or bitterness are declared taboo from the temple pulpits .

On the eve of this year's New Year Day, the police visited his home and asked his family to look at a corpse that could be his father's.

There was a non-stop TV programmer all the night on the eve of Christmas.

On the eve of the recession the rate of growth in workers' output per hour was slowing.

They demonstrated outside the European Patent Office (EPO) in Munich on Wednesday, on the eve of a deadline for objections to the patent.

There were enormous demonstrations around the world, including in New York and San Francisco, on the eve of invasion in February 2003.

However, seamstresses often refuse to use green thread on the eve of a fashion show for fear it will bring bad luck.

Coming as it did on the eve of a major war, its drama was heightened.

The Allies further strengthened their advance by an additional 14, 000 tons dropped on radar installations on the eve of D-Day.

On the eve of the celebrations, Mrs Clinton called for a new push to free those still oppressed.

"France is a good example, " he told Reuters Television in an interview on the eve of the 2001 Festival opening.

MILANELLO - Carlo Ancelotti held the usual pre-match press conference on the eve of the Italian Cup second-leg tie against Sampdoria.

The general addressed the army on the eve of the battle.

Rather, it begins in prehuman times and concludes on the eve of the American and French Revolutions.

This disparity dwarfs the income gap between the two Germanys on the eve of reunification (see chart).

On the eve of the announcement. more than 700 toys were sold out about one hour in a store at the Beijing Railway Station.

The intervention from Obama comes on the eve of a high stakes vote in Congress on a climate change bill.

Not wanting to disappoint any children on the eve of Christmas, the perfect couple loaded Santa and his toys into their vehicle.

Mr. Obama was speaking on the eve of his first presidential visit to the region.

Such declarations, as Francis Fukuyama discovered, tend to be made on the eve of wrenching change.

Nic Robertson: On the eve of a major progress report on the US surge in Iraq, Iran has shown yet again.

In real, inflation-adjusted terms, by mid-2007 it was back precisely where it was on the eve of the Plaza Accord.

FOR a candidate facing a tight vote, Juan Manuel Santos seemed unusually calm on the eve of Colombia's presidential election on May 30th.

On the eve of the talks in Delhi, the two countries traded allegations over shooting in the disputed territory of Kashmir.

On the eve of unification some European leaders worried that it would resume killer form.

It happened on the eve of US Independence Day, in what ROK officials viewed as a politically motivated move.

On the eve of the National Day, we must be broadminded and aware of our own mistakes through others' mistakes.

On the eve of His nativity, Jesus' family was poor and homeless, and so He was born in a stable, surrounded by animals.

As families gather to celebrate on the eve of the Chinese New Year, the Gala broadcast resounds as the soundtrack for the big night.

The euro had eclipsed unemployment as the prime concern of German voters on the eve of the summit.

On the eve of the lunar new year, drifting snow has added to the atmosphere in many places.

On the eve of the exhibition, Henry stole into the hall and turned all the pictures over.

On the eve of the crash, more capital was flowing through it than through the conventional banks.

Grandma and Grandpa with me. 61 on the eve of the teacher to name a few Miyoshi students on the board.

On the eve of the election, they fired on supporters of Mr Hussain's main rival, the PPP's Ahmed Mukhtar, wounding two of them.

On the eve of the Lunar New Year, the entire family gets together for a feast.

In brief, Mr Obama has confirmed that the Space Shuttle fleet will retire this winter, on the eve of its 30th birthday.

On the eve of their 40th wedding anniversary, a wife shot her husband dead and refused to say why.

Hu plans to use the money to purchase food and supplies for a big family reunion dinner on the eve of Spring Festival.

We'll make sure there are good options to protect your investments from sudden market swings on the eve of your retirement.

Speaking on Thursday he extended his greetings on the eve of the International Children's Day which falls today.

On the eve of Rose Hashana, people in Jewish homes will put a piece of apple in honey and say, "May God grant us a good and sweet year. "

A 12-year veteran of GTX, Bobby is suddenly fired, not for incompetence but to cut costs on the eve of a probable merger.

Veterans of the liquidators corps received medals from Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on the eve of the 25th anniversary of Chernobyl.

On the eve of Valentine's Day, I bathed Muriel, kissed her good night and whispered a prayer over her.

Wintour launched the redesigned Vogue. com last September, on the eve of New York Fashion Week.

Then late one night, on the eve of a big protest, they went to Tahrir Square, the heart of Egypt's uprising.

The increase came on the eve of a deadline for challenges proposed by Bates.

Egypt on the eve of revolt was certainly much worse off in general, but economic reforms had brought a modicum of growth in recent years.

On the eve of the festival of Lupercalia the names of Roman girls were written on slips of paper and placed into jars.

Odinga on the eve of the AU summit at a press conference issued a statement to the media.

On the eve of the festival of Lupercalia the names o Roman girls were written on slips of paper and placed into jars.

On the Eve of Chinese Spring Festival, the streets are crowded with children in their holiday best, letting off firework.

Our white hope wrecked his knee on the eve of the match, so we were doomed from the start.

Christmas on the eve of a deadly shock the news of the world.

This is fantastic news for Thomas Cook and on the eve of the new season we're eager to develop this part of our business further.

To the liberation of the country on the eve of Chinese political science there has been considerable development.

Jacques Rogge announced the tougher policy Friday in Osaka, Japan on the eve of the World Athletics Championship.

Another described the lacy handkerchief she carried when she eloped with a soldier on the eve of World War II.

On the eve of their first season in the Premier League, Blackpool sign five players in one day to strengthen their ranks.

The President is greeted the night before by officials at Seoul Air Base on the eve of the G-20 summit.

Did the gunman who shot Kuomintang politician Sean Lien on the eve of Taiwan's mayoral elections on Friday hit the wrong man?

On the eve of their departure they gave a farewell banquet and their head gave a farewell speech.

In a hammy gesture on the eve of the 1997 poll, Tony Blair claimed that voters had just 24 hours to save the NHS.

On the eve of liberation, Shanghai's national industry was on the brink of bankruptcy.

It is remarkable how often players sustain a slight injury on the eve of a friendly.

Let us remember the prognosis of the Bolsheviks , not only on the eve of the October Revolution but years before.

On the eve of China's joining WTO, Ningbo Development Zone has set up its venture capital system for the introduction of high technology.

A row between Bernie Ecclestone and the F1 teams' alliance FOTA stepped up a gear on the eve of Australian grand prix action.

On the eve of the first world war, the average size of the state in the developed world was around 10 per cent of gross domestic product.

The measure was announced on the eve of the culmination of celebrations to mark the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Republic.

Released yesterday (30 November), on the eve of World AIDS Day, the recommendations cover HIV treatment, prevention and infant feeding.

On the eve of Veteran's Day, I wanted to write today with a simple message to our nation's veterans: thank you.

But on the eve of inauguration, Jiang sent someone to notice Li that they would wore military uniform both.

On the eve of the crisis, the US was the unquestioned provider of all these public goods.

MILAN - Jaap Stam and Hernan Crepo gave exclusive interviews to the Milan Channel on the eve of the trip to Manchester.

I thought if you never enough, in itself, on the eve of my friends.

Carlo Ancelotti and Massimo Ambrosini spoke from a pre-game press conference on the eve of Milan-Celtic.

Speculation was rife that Iran might release them on the eve of the Islamic month of Ramadan.

Yang was speaking on the eve of World Suicide Prevention Day, organized by the World Health Organization.

On the eve of long voyages or an absence of many years friends who are tenderly attached will separate with the usual look.

As early as the period of three generations of Chinese have "Autumn events on the eve of the" customs.

That's worse than on the eve of the financial crisis in September 2008, when a similar survey put confidence at minus 37 points.

And on the eve of Independence Day, over one million people watch Chicago's annual fireworks display.

So mused Margaret Thatcher on the eve of her first general election victory on May 3 1979.

It comes on the eve of a major gays-rights rally in Washington.

The broadcast of the interviews would have offended many people, especially on the eve of the annual memorial day for Yitzhak Rabin.

It's not coincidental that it is happening on the eve of the Copenhagen meeting.

On the eve of the first energy crisis, almost every other car sold in the world's largest market was still made by GM.

My mother cooked a large and delicious meal on the eve of Spring Festival that is called "chu xi" in Chinese.

They pressed a lot in the opening stage looking for the goal, just like coach Carlo Ancelotti had told us on the eve.

On the Eve of Spring Festival, the air around us is full of happiness.

In this way, they don't have to stay up too late on the eve of an examination.

Then on the Eve of the New Year, the navy put their clocks one more hour behind and saluted the New Year at 3 am Beijing Time.

The robe weaving ceremony is held on the eve of the day before fullmoon day in one night.

Authorities announced an indefinite delay to the plan on the eve of its July 1 start date.

On the eve of the Kobe earthquake, it accounted for nearly 30% of world stock market values. Today?

On the eve of the war nobody could sleep.

On the eve of monetary union 55% of Germans were against it, making their nation the euro zone's most reluctant founders.

On the eve of the global report, Isabel Hilton talks to CDP's CEO Paul Dickinson.

People walk through the Old Town Square decorated with Christmas lights on the eve on Saint Nicholas day in Prague December 5, 2010.

A renewed gas war on the eve of the election would just complicate matters.

its also a lot of fun , having amused many computer science and engineering students on the eve of their finals.

In the United Kingdom, on the eve of Halloween can be said is a Guijie.

U. S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke this notice is February 6 released on the eve of high-profile visit to India.

As a Turkish writer, " My Name Is Red, " also published on the eve of 911, so that Pamuk's works inevitably adds a sub-political overtones.

On the eve of the new year, each family has its members gatherd together and eats a family reunion dinner.

He won critical support on the eve of the vote when the majlis applauded his choice of defence minister, Ahmad Vahidi.

On the eve of spring festival, people were making dumplings while watching TV.

The nice man with t. he sign says the end is HERE. No one does homework on the eve of the apocalyp. se. . .

Act III On the eve of Amneris's wedding, Ramfis and Amneris enter a temple on the banks of the Nile to pray.

On the eve of the Group of 20 Leaders' Summit in Korea, the world faces two very different transitions to stable growth.

The first clip is about a dialogue between father and son on the eve of Will's wedding day.

They will arrive together in Bejing on the eve of the Olympic opening ceremonies.

On the eve of the festival, the whole family gets together for a big dinner.

Natives are disappointed as most prefer surfing the net and net-chatting on the eve of Spring Festival to wating TV.

Great time to sell Apple products, just stuck in the two companies on the eve of product upgrades.

e. g. On the Eve of their departure, they gave a farewell banquet.

Visitors look at a sand sculpture created by sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik on the eve of World AIDS Day at Puri, Orissa, India.

Seeing waifs begging on the street on my way home on the eve of Spring Festival I felt very bad.

On the eve of liberation , some KTM secret agents stayed in hiding in this city .

Finally, he flees with his family to a secluded island shack on the eve of Harry's eleventh birthday.

Thanou and teammate Kostas Kenteris missed their third no-advance-notice drug test on the eve of the 2004 Athens Games.

Nelson Mandela's great-granddaughter has been killed in a car crash after a concert on the eve of the World Cup.

A child sits near idols of Hindu Goddess Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth, on the eve of Diwali in Hyderabad, India, Friday, Oct.

On the eve of the global recession, about 6m Bangladeshis worked abroad.

The country was on the eve of the First Revolution.

In ancient times the "On the eve of Autumn Twilight" practices.

Not wanting to disappoint any children on the eve of Christmas.

Please accept my heartiest greetings on the eve of. . .

tonight, on the eve of our separation.

The author wrote this poem in 1901 on the eve of the Russian's first great revolution.

On the eve of the conference, WHO will launch the World health report 2008 entitled Primary health care: now more than ever.

Every year I receive many cards on the eve of the New Year.

Clay was nervous on the eve of the examination.

Pity is not what a politician wants to attract, least of all on the eve of battle.

He was nervous on the eve of the examination.

He felt sick on the eve of the race.

Mary became first lady on the eve of the Civil War.

On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China, overseas Chinese are celebrating the event around the world.

In 2004, Mr Chen won re-election only after being shot on the eve of the poll.

On the Eve, the whole family usually get together to have a feast.

What are your feelings on the eve of Inter-Barcelona?

On the eve of theirs departure them gave a fare notwell banquet and theirs head gave a gare notwell speech.

Laura died in 1932, around age 87, on the eve of the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration.

But, on the eve of independence, it is a thriving capital city.

both left office on the eve of disengagement.

Bill stayed up late on the eve of the final exam.

Also in the 1700's, unmarried women pinned five bay leaves to their pillows on the eve of Valentine's Day.

And few more so than this 2003 cover on the eve of the invasion of Iraq.

It was very late at night on the eve of memorial Day.

China on the Eve of Communist Takeover.

On the eve of death the dictator insisted on sticking to form.

On the eve of the 2007 Brazil GP were you serene or nervous?

The Raju family's stake had dwindled to 5% or less on the eve of Mr Raju's January 7th confession.

I know, he was still studying on the Eve of the Spring Festival.

The Taiwan Weighted index closed at 7, 811. 80 points yesterday, 19 per cent down from its level on the eve of Mr Ma's inauguration.

On the eve of the Spring Festival, my father and I had the red antithetical Spring Festival couplets on our doors.

Russian life on the eve of the 1905 Revolution.

On the eve of the second debate, I was still struggling.

Dunham died on the eve of election day.

Nine trend: alliances, the Chinese Internet on the eve of a big merger.

The party is on the eve of graduation.

On the eve of the G20 agriculture summit on 22-23 June, we urgently need to adopt an ambitious action plan.

He died on the eve of victory.

On the eve of All Hallows, Oct.

All developing countries and China are adamant that they must do so, and Mexico's foreign minister stated the same on the eve of the summit.

He is a kind, bright man, and on the eve of retirement.

Then what do you usually do on the eve?

She often boasted big beautiful women, but by his own marriage on the eve of her fiance abandoned;

Ten years ago, on the eve of the puncturing of the dotcom bubble, the US held the high ground.

I had a happy Spring Festival last year. On the Eve night my parents gave me pocket money. We had a good meal.

Two dogs at a Hong Kong shopping mall on Feb. 13, 2007, after participating in a mass wedding for pets on the eve of Valentine's Day.

Seems an odd thing to ask on the eve of a huge anniversary of red communist power. But

Understanding New Relationship between the State, Market and Society-- A Case Study of Linqing Incident on the Eve of the PRC's Founding

after initially fearing a two - week lay off , the player was passed fit on the eve of the millennium stadium final

On the eve of the crash, there was a whole intellectual edifice,

Stockholm: Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling arrive at the Royal Concert Hall on the eve of their wedding

On the Party Central Committee's Protecting Measures to Libraries on the Eve of the Liberation

Rice Market and Its Management on the Eve of Anti -Japanese War in Guangdong Province