The issue of Soviet-American relations is in essence a test of the overall worth of the United States as a nation among nations.

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In 1996 the American burger chain won this second battle: the Appeal Court, in essence, applied a less strict test of what it meant to be well-known in South Africa, and accepted the evidence in the two surveys because it thought that whites represented McDonald's target market.

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"It's got many links features but in essence it's simply a very solid test of golf which I reckon the players will really enjoy, " he told Reuters Stats.

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