One carrier had just returned from deployment and was in a post-cruise stand-down period.
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Even if a new defense appropriation act is signed into law by October 1 the first day of the new federal fiscal year the stand-down will have ripple effects on readiness extending well into 2014.
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The Center for Security Policy believes that it is incumbent on the Bush Administration to "stand-down" on further weakening of the U.S. and multilateral export control regime pending a complete reassessment of the present policy approach and rampant mismanagement of licensing decisions.
"Even a six-month stand down of units will have significant long-term, multi-year impacts on our operational readiness, " Air Combat Command spokesman Maj.
"I am pleased that as a consequence of great effort by our troops -- but also as a consequence of a shift in allegiances among the Sunni tribal leaders as well as the decision of the Sadr militias to stand down -- that we've seen a quelling of violence, " he said.
It is not the first time Mosley has promised to stand down as FIA president - in June 2004, he announced he would stand down from his position in October of that year, only to rescind his decision a month later and secure re-election.
The suit's W-collar seems to have developed from turning down the stand-up collar of a frock coat, which in turn derived from army and naval wear.
For the left to win, one or other left-wing candidate would have to stand down ahead of the run-off.
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In the first half of 2009, not generally considered a bright spot for American retail, buyers of fashion footwear spent almost twenty per cent more through online-only channels than they had the previous year, according to the NPD Group, a market-research firm, while sales at shoe chains, department stores, and stand-alone shops were down about eleven per cent each.
The two leaders reaffirmed their support for Syria's opposition and their demands for President Bashar al-Assad to stand down.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says there is "absolutely" no chance of Moscow telling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to stand down.
In particular, Mr Eaton took plenty of personal flak after he announced that he intended to stand down as co-chief executive within three years.
The Australian media has been particularly critical of Ponting's form and his captaincy, increasing speculation that the 36-year-old could stand down after the series.
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Last season's captain Benkenstein - the most successful skipper in the county's history - offered to stand down from the role in the wake of September's County Championship success.
Mr Swire - a doctor - felt forced to stand down as a partner in his medical practice.
It will come down to a stand-off, and someone will have to blink.
Opposition and rebel groups have long insisted that they will not begin dialogue with the government until President Bashar al-Assad agrees to stand down.
As audiences tired of predictable routines, television networks dropped stand-up acts and comedy clubs shut down.
The other three - Margaret Moran, David Chaytor and Elliot Morley - have said they will stand down at the next election.
Leftwing politicians including the opposition Socialist party have called for Lombard to stand down, after a 51-year-old France Telecom employee committed suicide last week.
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The arcade is stocked with multiplayer sit-down driving games and stand-up light gun games, as well as Sonic air hockey tables, as well as traditional boardwalk games like skee ball.
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And despite a valiant eight-wicket stand of 78, Panesar brought down the curtain with three quick wickets.
The most outrageous aspect of the estate, however, is perhaps the stand alone sports plex located down a sign-studded path.
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Although there has been little dissent among Lib Dem MPs, several peers - including former Treasury spokesman Lord Oakeshott - have urged Mr Clegg to stand down before the next election in 2015 to help the party regain support.
The childlike timidity and stripped-down honesty of the vocals on stand-out tracks "Shaky Science" and "CFHC" echo Sufjan Stevens and Kimya Dawson.
Mrs Lester said the resignations, which came after her own decision to stand down in December, followed a long-running dispute with Mr Cooke.
He shuddered to imagine at the scenario in which Google actually kept the Moto handset business as a stand-alone business (as opposed to shutting it down quickly).
Lara's decision to bowl gained early reward with the wicket of Jayasuriya caught behind off Collymore down the leg-side after a stand of 38 with Marvan Atapattu.
It also announced on Friday that its three top executives are to stand down to make way for a fresh start - chairman and chief executive officer Yoichiro Okazaki, vice chairman Koji Furukawa and president and chief operating officer Hideyasu Tagaya are all to leave.
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