• He said that the floods had hit the poorest part of Punjab, which were "a breeding ground for potential recruitment" by militants.

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  • "Given the saturated ground there is potential for the rainfall to lead to considerable disruption in some areas, " a spokesman said.

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  • Planners have also expressed concerns over traffic congestion and road safety as well as the project's impact on flood risk, trees in the area, wildlife, landscape, ground stability and potential contamination.

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  • They also have a recently refurbished training ground and a potential fan base that is only going to grow thanks to London 2012-related regeneration and government plans to build thousands of new homes in the wider area.

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  • The potential middle ground: Dividend tax rates will increase at year-end unless lawmakers reach a deal.

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  • Lilly decided that a potential safety problem might ground the drug, and the company dropped it.

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  • As the days roll steadily by, our fears grow larger, not smaller, until they eventually lead to a burial ground for unfulfilled dreams and untapped potential.

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  • Although the American press has been slow to sense the historic significance of British popular exasperation with the EU, this has the potential to shift the ground under the latter-day world order.

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  • So he looks forward to working with members of Congress of all kinds, and he thinks that there are -- there is ample evidence that the potential for finding common ground is there.

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  • LONDON, England (CNN) -- A breakthrough in human embryonic stem cell research by scientists in South Korea has been hailed as ground-breaking, with the potential to fight a host of ailments, but some people have raised ethical concerns.

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  • But Mr Blair is conscious that in defence matters, Britain, France and Germany may have little choice but to work together more closely, given America's recent reluctance to commit any more ground troops to Europe's potential war zones.

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  • He used the phrase "common ground" repeatedly, speaking of potential agreement on a higher minimum wage (if paired with tax cuts for small businesses) and seeing prospects for sweeping change in immigration laws and the management of Social Security.

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  • Yet a potential revival now of this ground-breaking anthology show makes sense.

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  • As Moscow and Beijing have long appreciated, unavoidable verification and definitional problems ensure that, as a practical matter, any treaty likely to emerge from such talks would further weaken America's ability to protect its interests in space and on the ground - without denying such advantages to our potential adversaries.

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  • While he has spoken with several candidates, brokers say the building's confined ground floor and other eccentricities may have discouraged some potential tenants.

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  • The settlements plan in particular has the potential to alter the situation on the ground on a scale that threatens the viability of a two-state solution.

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  • Meanwhile Crystal Palace FC have said that later this week they will unveil potential plans to move from their current ground at Selhurst Park to the national sports centre at Crystal Palace.

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  • From the development of the jet engine and liquid crystal displays, from cracking the inner workings of DNA to pioneering work on Lithium-ion batteries, the country has all too often managed to break new scientific ground but then fail to capitalise on the vast potential that others then enjoy.

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  • As the days roll steadily by, our fears grow larger, not smaller, until they eventually lead to a burial ground for unfulfilled goals, missed opportunities, and untapped potential.

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  • Built on a violence-interruption approach that has been used in contexts as differing as Baltimore and Baghdad, the intervention combines targeted SMS with intensive on-the-ground work by existing peace builders and community leaders to target potential flashpoints of violence.

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  • Its stumble in China is a sore point as both GM and Volkswagen are gaining ground in that market, the world's largest, where potential for growth remains vast.

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  • In the wake of the fierce debate surrounding the potential establishment of an Islamic center a few blocks from Ground Zero, as well as the recent threat by a pastor of a small fringe evangelical church to hold a public Koran burning, there has been much talk about building bridges and interfaith dialogue.

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  • "The potential new investors want to stay here and implement stadium and ground improvements, " said Hazell.

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  • The project has been in the works for years already, but Rafi recently managed to get a rudimentary prototype to fly a few feet off the ground, and has sparked some interest from Textron's Bell Helicopters for potential partnership.

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  • Or you could hop onto an Internet startup or join a robust tech company and have the potential to become very rich--not to mention getting in on the ground floor of the New Economy.

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  • Or you could hop onto an Internet startup or join a robust tech company and have the potential to get unimaginably rich--not to mention getting in on the ground floor of the New Economy.

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  • Does the administration see the potential for his voice being added to add pressure to the Republicans to give some ground in negotiations today?

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  • Lodish helped both companies get off the ground as an advisor, investor and by helping introduce the founders of both companies to other potential investors.

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