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All that borrowing set the stage for our current economic morass, and now thrift is back in vogue.

TWST: Could we start out with a quick overview and little history of U. S. Wireless, just to set the stage for our readers?

The move appears to set the stage for a messy fight between the bank and its regulator.

Since the may not be your maximum productive day, use it to set the stage for the rest of your week.

All this set the stage for a resurgence of American confidence and the swagger of the Bush presidency.

To set the stage for a discussion on XA transaction processing in a variety of middleware environments, let's begin with some definitions.

He also presided over a major government reorganization that helped set the stage for England's development into a leading world power.

Provide the context and set the stage for your research question in such a way as to show its necessity and importance.

Her genre switch to memoir in Hospital Sketches set the stage for her masterpiece, Little Women.

This could set the stage for a more detailed discussion of the framework that will ultimately govern the Fed's exit strategy.

And if diplomacy fails, then the effort at talks could help "set the stage for the use of force if agreement proves not to be possible" .

We have sent out invitations to set the stage for a family reunion on my parents' silver wedding day.

Prior to the payrolls figure, a number of ECB speakers before lunchtime could set the stage for a further leg higher in the euro.

Your ultimate goal should be to reach mutually agreeable terms that set the stage for a positive working relationship.

The conflict between the priorities of Stilwell and those of Chennault set the stage for another major dispute over theater strategy.

We begin with an easy case to set the stage for more complex negotiation: buying and selling a used car.

Death, drama, and danger set the stage for the fourth installment of the Potter series. But it's not all bad news for the young wizards.

While that could hurt some industries, it could also ease inflation and set the stage for a recovery in investor sentiment later this year.

The United States offered a draft Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty (FMCT) text in May 2006 to set the stage for negotiations.

Nasal allergies can set the stage for sinus problems by causing the mucous membranes of your nose to swell and block your sinuses.

I also introduce the main elements of the SyncML protocol, to set the stage for creating a SyncML server.

Second, they will put the readings in their larger contexts and, I hope, set the stage for discussions of the readings.

More importantly, it set the stage for the long process of economic reform and modernisation.

These extreme environmental conditions set the stage for the second requirement of planetary dynamos: a supply of energy to move the fluid.

The budget set the stage for that by announcing a two-year pay freeze for most public-sector workers.

Many, myself included, believe that it was precisely this approach that set the stage for the Great Crisis of 2008-09.

They have done everything to set the stage for the coming conference.

A significant policy move will trigger immediate selling of the dollar, and could set the stage for competitive devaluations elsewhere.

There, rapid social change, high unemployment, and poverty set the stage for a flourishing epidemic.

Just as the Hamas atrocities of 1992 set the stage for the bigger and more horrifying attacks to come.

The authors set the stage for the modern era by detailing the formulation of the quantum field theory of solids.

The Commerce Department figures could set the stage for a fight in Congress this fall over China's currency policy .

This seemingly innocent exchange would set the stage for a dramatic series of phone calls several days later.

It's famous because it set the stage for the war in Iraq and became emblematic of his foreign-policy approach.

These alterations in the histone code may alter gene expression pattern to set the stage for leukemogenesis.

To set the stage for flow, goals need to be clearly defined so that you always know your next step.

This set the stage for a period of wide trade imbalances and for the Depression that followed.

While that would augur for more gains in the short term, it also could set the stage for a crash later on.

These factors set the stage for an acute physical or emotional stressor to trigger the dissection itself.

Gestation upon this planet has but set the stage for the emergence of the Planetary Being now taking definite form.

It was small and five master chefs in the red panda, whose name also called the master directly set the stage for a military showdown.

With new loans to date running at almost the same level as for the whole of 2008, it could also set the stage for a sudden pull-back.

It set the stage for the present mess and the problem is, no one knows how many of these instruments are still out there or who holds them.

"Our robust policy responses have helped to set the stage for recovery. But economic recovery is not yet on a solid footing. "

Failed elections in Nigeria, Kenya and Zimbabwe in 2007 and 2008 set the stage for some of these complications.

They set the stage for a military coup after the president's death.

Last, they should create a capable, credible and bipartisan commission to set the stage for significant reforms in 2009.

If colonisation assisted Western hegemony, the end of the colonial era after the second world war set the stage for the rise of China.

Public health had no say in the policies that seeded the financial crisis or set the stage for climate change.

An adjustment back to around 100% might set the stage for a prolonged upturn in lending.

All of this would set the stage for a spectacular IPO for Facebook.

We ll go over some highlights in this section to set the stage for how we used XML-RPC on our project.

It is paramount that major market incentives remain in effect through 2020, to set the stage for self-sustained growth thereafter.

Each week two students will set the stage for discussion by introducing the key questions and themes addressed in the readings.

What he learned in college has set the stage for his future career.

Diet and exercise habits in childhood set the stage for the rest of life.

So Clinton has set the stage for exploring a possible joint venture with China on meeting the challenge of climate change.

These investments will set the stage for a pattern of low-carbon growth.

I'll talk about the joint practices this month to set the stage for all the others.

The ruling was applicable only in California, but it set the stage for further litigation.

Both agreements set the stage for increased contact . . . economic and otherwise.

Fed officials have become more confident recently that they have stabilized the economy and set the stage for recovery.

That in turn could set the stage for possible shortages of oil and higher prices when global demand picks up again.

"We are keeping our commitments, " Obama said, and the agreement will "set the stage for further cuts" in their nuclear arsenals.

Set the stage for the iterative software development lifecycle.

The session helped set the stage for the upcoming London meeting of the world's 20 leading developed and emerging economies.

That could make short-term sense; but it will set the stage for more budget battles to come.

When Japan sanctioned the international use of the yen in the 1980s it set the stage for a damaging property bubble.

And this low level of private debt helped set the stage for the great postwar boom.

The hotel's downstairs Jazz Bar set the stage for Shanghai's jazz age.

But Daimler set the stage for the automotive era when he filed his patent for the riding car on Aug.

Indeed, government leverage could set the stage for another downdraft if the wider economy doesn't recover fast.

Typography is a major art form in the design world and it can really set the stage for what you want to say.

Land pressures set the stage for the 1994 genocide, in which one million were killed.

Her Uncle Tom's Cabin inspired a generation of abolitionists and set the stage for civil war .

Methane-producing microbes under the seafloor may have set the stage for catastrophe, yet again.

They've set the stage for a protracted struggle.

N. Secretary-General will set the stage for the discussions.

The politics will set the stage for the more lasting decisions of 2009: how far should finance be re-regulated?

The sharp teeth could scratch the horse's skin and set the stage for skin problems.

That set the stage for the Florida legislature.

However, it also helps set the stage for policy tightening we anticipate in spring 2010.

Another possibility, they noted, is that the gene variant might help set the stage for dementia.

As we await our new instructions, we watch our Agarthan cousins set the stage for disclosure.

This has set the stage for this week's meeting.

As destabilizing as these campaigns were, they set the stage for a new economy in China.

Action plans set the stage for results.

Saber rattling that set the stage for war.

These events set the stage for what we intend to accomplish next.

Other phenomena, such as rocket launches, can set the stage for night-shining clouds.

Scientists'work on engines set the stage for the development of spaceships.

This is largely because of the grunted vocals which set the stage for death metal's breakaway from thrash metal.

ROWLAND Psychiatrist, Dr. Jeffery Kelsey, sees it every day in his practice. Stress can set the stage for depression.

The chapters in Part VI explain where the future lies in software testing and set the stage for your career

"Harvest yielded Young's only Number One hit. . . and helped set the stage for the seventies soft-rock explosion. " Rolling Stone, 2003

Things we learn in college set the stage for our future career

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