The pair had battled through most of the latter stages of the Giro for overall victory with two grueling legs in the Alps ahead of the time trial proving decisive.

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Even bringing many executives to trial is proving a painfully slow process.

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During two weeks of hearings last month, Mrs May's lawyers told Siac there was now ample documentary evidence proving Qatada would get a fair trial.

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He describes the O'odham Indians, at the end of one of their periodic treks to the ocean, proving their manhood by the terrifying trial of wading in up to their armpits.

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According to documents that form part of the exhibition, including his personal notes and letters, Kidd was subjected to a sham trial in which crucial reports proving his innocence mysteriously disappeared, and he was barred from giving evidence.

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The trial in which Nissen is involved aims at proving that the drug will reduce the amount of plaque that builds up in arteries.

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AstraZeneca 's (nyse: AZN - news - people ) Crestor began a big survival trial three years before, and it just finished early, proving that Vytorin's main rival does prevent heart attacks and strokes.

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The trial has been seen by observers as a step forward by Serbia in proving its readiness to act against those suspected of committing war crimes during the Kosovo conflict of 1998 to 1999.

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