He spoke on condition of anonymity in line with government rules that bar civil servants from speaking to reporters without authorization.

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In that condition, the cells which line the oesophagus or stomach change their character and start to look like intestinal cells.

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Iran's Press TV website also carried reports which emphasised the official line that Chavez's condition was stable.

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"She said to me, 'You can do it under one condition: That you never cross that line again, '" Armstrong recalled.

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On the other end of the phone line, relaying the clinical condition of the patient was someone who provided the most germane information and anticipated my questions before I posed them.

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His condition has caused him to be put on light duties rather than front line firefighting.

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The Bottom line: More money may be the necessary, but not the sufficient condition for happiness, measured by the satisfaction that may be derived from daily living.

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"Mark Ealham can provide more variation to our bowling attack as a swing bowler, but our final choice of line-up will depend on our assessment of the pitch and the weather condition, " explained chairman of selectors David Graveney.

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Whether it is the 25-year-old freelancer with a pre-existing condition who can't purchase insurance in the individual market, the 20-year-old line cook who doesn't receive insurance through her job or the 28-year-old bank employee who is insured but is worried about the rising costs of premiums, young Americans experience the deficiencies of our health care system on a daily basis.

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