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It wants notice periods to be "substantially shorter," thus reducing the value of directors' pay-offs.
Hassiakos, having laid her at a substantially shorter price, stood to make £151.52 if she was beaten.
Winters have grown substantially shorter across much of the moose's range.
Warming climate trends may reduce ice in the passage and make it a substantially shorter alternative to the Panama Canal for commercial shipping.
If convicted, Mr. Smith would face a maximum of 40 years in prison, though federal sentencing guidelines suggest that the time in prison could be substantially shorter.
Mind you, the shift to a substantially shorter interregnum came while the country was mired in an enormous crisis, the greatest economic depression in its history.
The distances between central offices in most cases are substantially shorter than the distance light can travel within a fibre.
The warming in winter is even faster, almost 6 degrees Fahrenheit over the same period, and scientists have documented a substantially shorter outdoor skating season as a result.
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