"We build up a level of assurance incrementally by accessing one or more of these data bases, " according to GB's chief executive Richard Law.

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It says the tests revealed limitations to the technology and that full-body searching provided a higher level of assurance because more test items were detected.

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Cardiff council said it was also involved in the discussions between the Welsh Local Government Association and the Welsh government to consider measures to provide "an appropriate level of public assurance", including better measures to deter fraud and encouraging changes to the existing supply regimes.

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The manner in which that cooperation is undertaken will be determined by the president in conjunction with the government of Iraq, but it does not constitute a security commitment that rises to the level of a legally binding assurance which would, of course, have to be submitted to the Senate.

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He echoed the contributions made by members of all parties, which underlined the importance of amateur sporting clubs to local communities, and gave the UUP's Robin Swann an assurance that he had no plans to lower the current level of rate relief.

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The current re-structuring of this approval process, due to the Government Protective Marking Scheme review and the new CESG Commercial Product Assurance scheme has an impact on the timeline for BlackBerry 10 to receive a similar level of approval.

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