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1 Political life in America sometimes seems only to be about bargaining in one form or another : Bargaining skill is indispensable in a chief executive obliged to operate in a pluralist system of decision -making where power is diffused and decentralized , and where there is a multiplicity of significant power holders rather than just a few .
2 when such damage loss or expense is insured under a Motor Policy .
3 Recycling banks in Coulby Newham , Middlesbrough , are to be moved temporarily from the Parkway Centre to Langdon Sqaure Community Centre car park while redevelopment is carried out .
4 Ovulation is interrupted when weight loss or gain is exaggerated in either direction , and dietary advice is rarely the answer for long-term eating disorders .
5 This mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen is obtained from methane , higher hydrocarbons or coal
6 The C++ in Action conference and exhibition is set for September 21–25 in Santa Clara , California .
7 It has been loosely referred to as any mode of policing other than the rapid-response crime control type ; an alternative which specifically seeks to make constables part of the community by making them responsible for a geographical area , known as ‘ permanent ’ or ‘ home ’ beats ; a means of developing communication between the police and the local community ; and a process by which responsibility for crime control and prevention is shared with the community , both also known as ‘ community relations ’ ( Weatheritt 1983 : 4–5 ) .
8 A tape drive or CD-ROM is required for local install .
9 A Modernist bookcase by Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann and Jean Dunand in black lacquered wood , silver plate and glass is estimated at FF500–700,000 ( £50–70,000 ; $90–125,000 ) , while a Daum and Majorelle glass and bronze lamp in the form of a highly stylized flower , is estimated to make FF400–600,000 ( £40–60,000 ; $70–100,000 ) .
10 Only , or in any case primarily , when this nexus between labour cost and price is broken or partly dissociated , invariably at higher income levels , does work become pleasant and , in fact , enjoyed .
11 In that environment , small bowel morphology and function is maintained , after mucosal autotransplantation .
12 If it was also at the top line of the text window and scroll is enabled , the window scrolls down .
13 Facilities include lounges , a television room , dining rooms , a cocktail bar where music is played two or three times a week , two beautiful old panelled stuben , a games room and an indoor swimming pool .
14 There is a large sun terrace and breakfast is served in the Restaurant Waldcafe opposite , where snacks are available all day .
15 Although there are now strict regulations governing wood cutting and kerosene is sold at the entrance of the park for cooking , Hillary explains ‘ Lots of people tempt the Sherpas offering money for wooden fires . ’
16 A pub is a perfectly obvious building to detect on viewing the house and even the most refined drinking place or restaurant is going to subject the surrounding properties to a certain amount of noise as people come and go , as is a large supermarket or a village hall .
17 With either type , you may find a 50mm socket , into which a suitably-sized boss connector or adaptor is welded to take a solvent-welded or push-fit pipe , or a push-fit or compression fitting which takes a branch pipe directly so needs to be the correct size .
18 It is a farce — indeed , it is tragic — that a matter of such grave concern to the people of Scotland should be raised in an Adjournment debate when time is limited .
19 It is not clear whether this system will work in compliance with the plans of the home authority when funding is separated from provision through contracts .
20 Ian has been with the company for four years as a qualified Textile Technologist and Garry is learning the skills during his first year .
21 Use of the microcomputer is seen as part of the syllabus , so skill reinforcement and development is assured and , as is well known , the best kind of learning occurs when pupils are doing work which they regard as useful .
22 I see things like senile dementia as being a direct result of restricted breathing over very many years — in 20 , 30 or 40 years you can do to yourself the same sort of thing that happens in an operating theatre if oxygen is withdrawn . ’
23 One of these possible signals is a panic attack when adrenalin is released into the blood stream and an acute anxiety spiral may then be set into effect .
24 Your cover will begin as soon as your telephone call or Application is received by Sun Alliance .
25 One can not help but feel apprehensive that every step forward will have to be reversed on the return journey when energy is flagging .
26 Yes , can I bring this argument a bit closer to home and talk about the sexual division of labour within the family , which I think is one of the underlying causes of discrimination against women , and that 's really just a fancy term for the fact that when we talk about child care women do most of the work and men do very little , and really I do n't think we can look at the position of women without looking at how , in fact , child care and caring is organized within the family .
27 There has been limited use of a new procedure at the committee stage where evidence is taken from expert witnesses , as in the Criminal Attempts Act 1981 .
28 A grotto fashioned out of chicken wire and concrete is lit by a stained glass window featuring an Eastern scene.A stream trickles into 2 pools and on the bank sits a treasure chest .
29 If high grade dysplasia or arcinoma is detected the patient can be treated at an early stage .
30 ‘ It is clear that the investment-led recovery that the Government wants will require the full national recovery programme that Labour is proposing . ’
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