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At the moment anybody in a regular job who has an idea for a new company has a very strong incentive to shelve his idea and stay put.

Doing nothing meant she might just stay put. But if he tried to move her, exactly where would he position his hands?

Also note how long his staff has worked with him. High turnover can be a red flag, and happy employees are more likely to stay put.

If he decides to stay put, again he might be criticized for being insincere and uncreative .

I had expected him to tell me to "stay put" and spend the rest of my life in silent meditation.

The reset button will "clip" in and stay put until you are ready to solder it in permanently.

When it stopped, the guards motioned for the men to get out but for me to stay put.

Later, Miss Lonelyhearts pleads with his friends to put the lamb out of its misery, but they stay put.

Answer If I were you I'd stay put. The trouble is that I'm not you, but even taking that into account I'd urge you to stay put anyway.

And if Mr Obama does win re-election, it may turn out to have made more sense for Mr Huntsman to stay put.

She tells the child to stay put and wait for her return.

She told the child to stay put and wait for her return.

As I said before, for now we'll ignore the possibility that the goal keeper could stay put.

He prefers to have a bit of security and would rather stay put.

Now we live in London and we are always dithering about whether to stay put with our young family, or move out to the countryside.

A receptionist advised us to stay put but predicted all would be calm the next day.

He urged me to look for another career. In the meantime, he advised that I stay put in the grocery store where I worked on the weekends.

Factories making car parts or sophisticated electronics, in which labour is a small part of the input cost, are likely to stay put.

Mother placed the baby in the chair and told him to stay put.

But if, as you fear, she is pretty shallow and really only interested in her own image, she won't stay put for long.

Stay put or try to leave your house or apartment building?

But we also agreed that none of us had ever planned to stay put for so long.

The agent of Andrea Dossena insists the Liverpool defender is likely to stay put at Anfield despite speculation he could return to Italy.

My wife had just given birth to our son, and that's a time in life when "normal" people settle down and stay put in their careers.

Perhaps it would be best if you just stay put, get on with your work and see what happens.

Or it might mean the prospect of severing one's entire life from an employer is so daunting that it seems easier to stay put.

However, more times than not, my conflicting and distracting thoughts caused me to stay put.

My husband told everyone to stay put while he got his cell phone out of the car, in case the lines went dead.

The more you think about the change as something permanent, the more you stay put.

Kurt wheeled on Lucy and held up a warning finger, indicating that she stay put.

He has every hair on your head numbered, and he knows your address. You had better stay put until he chooses to move you.

So investors in a good fund ought to be happy to stay put.

The baby has just learnt to crawl and won't stay put for a minute.

The boy's father told him to stay put until he came back .

In practice, therefore, all Mr Bashir has to do is stay put in Khartoum and he will never glimpse the inside of a courtroom in The Hague.

More sophisticated manufacturers, however, are likely to stay put in southern China.

That means rates are likely to stay put in July as well.

We have families, jobs and commitments that mean we have to stay put, and travel isn't often a cheap option.

Despite he is a prisoner, Father confessors still stay put to help until he becomes a good man.

On a business trip to America, where he is himself owed money, he decided to stay put.

Such implants are more likely to stay put than conventional ones.

Even today, Americans seem unable to stay put.

Sometimes we also have done a kite to stay put in the Mid-Autumn evening.

One fifth of those who travelled by car last Christmas said they would stay put this year, an AA survey found.

The researchers point out that many overqualified workers stay put for lifestyle reasons, such as the hours or the company's values.

But in, you know, the Muggle world, people just stay put in photos.

And this in an economic climate where the smart advice might be to stay put and think yourself lucky you have got a job.

Sit down and stay put. I'm going to get someone who'll set you straight.

The other governments have also been encouraging their citizens to stay put and multiply.

Unlike most mollusks , which tend to anchor themselves in colonies and stay put, scallops have the gift of locomotion.

But we also know is that species like these sea turtles do not stay put in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Seascape.

Seeing that nobody else is moving, each person is likely to suppress their doubts and stay put.

My house stays clean, my clothes stay put up, the dishes are done.

They know that in a globalised world, domestic ownership is no guarantee that jobs will stay put.

You can get through anything life hands you if you stay put in the day you are in and don't jump ahead.

The problem for any potential purchaser is whether the assets will stay put.

Then just stay put, and don't either of you do anything until I get there.

they will not stay put at specific locations but move into wild habitats and across national borders.

Then he tried to get the mirror to stay put.

Still, 51% of voters want him to stay put, and only 30% want him out.

They're also using ingredients that allow sunscreen to better stay put on skin, which helps block UV rays more effectively.

The Dale Farm travellers stay put, in deteriorating conditions.

The trooper agreed to let him stay put.

But economic uncertainty makes workers more inclined to stay put, and firms that want to hire find it harder to entice people to move.

Most of the rich would rather stay put, moving only their assets to tax havens.

There are other signs that Americans are more inclined to stay put these days.

And as with any new technology, even the engineers are unsure how well it will work: will all of the carbon dioxide stay put?

It decided to stay put.

Not only did they have the best halls, they attracted the best musicians, who tended to stay put.

Moreover, once the particles in the capsules have settled down they stay put.

The baby wouldn't stay put long enough for the photo to be taken.

It's best for everyone in the camp to just stay put as the 3 teleported players get away from each other.

Many in the square vowed to stay put until all their demands were met.

Nor are there many incentives for employees to stay put.

But the fuel-containing masses will stay put for the time being.

If you can't find any recognizable landmarks by backtracking , stay put.

My house stays clean, my clothes stay put up and the dishes are done.

As in January, they have vowed to stay put until they get their way.

Masked travelers thronged train and bus stations and airports in April 2003, despite authorities' calls for them to stay put.

The dilemma of whether to pile in or stay put is perplexing hedge funds.

But for now, the Crazy Mountain rancher would rather stay put.

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The base needs broadening, so that marginal rates can stay put or even come down while revenues go up.

Now it's time to make sure you can stay put through this economic crisis and beyond.

Tom, who'd been an Eagle Scout, knew it was best to stay put and wait for rescuers.

In junior high and high school, the students change classrooms, but the teachers stay put.

Let's go, Gibbs. Mrs. Grayson, I suggest you stay put.

Baby, stay put. I'll buy you an ice cream and return soon.

Then, and only then, will Peter and Son stay put.

Wait a minute! You promised Mrs. Tilsit you'd stay put. And don't you have an essay to write?

Stay put until Mommy comes back.

You can get through anything if you stay put in today.

So until somebody figures out how to jump over you, you'll probably stay put .

He ordered them to stay put.

STAY PUT and blow whistle if lost.

it ' s over . - good . stay put . i ' ll call this is in.

Okay, now stay put, I'll be right back.

There, I've fixed the handle, and it should stay put now.

So stay put and bide your time.

On say, the iPhone, no matter how many times you swipe, the wallpaper will stay put.

He will work harder to stay put.

Perhaps it's best to stay put, and go to couple's therapy just to make sure you're not walking off on a good thing.

Just stay put for now.

Only when you stay put can you grow roots.

Sometimes you want the buttons to stay put relative to one another and to drag them as a group :

Some other people decided to stay put despite the warning over Gustav,

Survey Finds Employees With Good Work-Life Benefits Work Harder, Stay Put

Red Cross volunteers in Florida are being asked to stay put,

oh , i have something fun to show you . stay put

i told the small fry to stay put while i went to the call box