Merrill said Wednesday it had a targeted range of numbers when it made its profit warning last week that included the bigger figure.

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Julie Reay, Chairman of Kingston and Richmond Health Authority, said the leaflet gave details of and contact numbers for a wide range of services, including treatment centres and mental health services, and that contraception advice was just one small part of it.

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So is that a low or high range of numbers?

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In a math session LaDonna Turner teaches second graders the concept of a data range, as seen in bar charts representing numbers of pets.

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While failing in their attempts to amend the legislation in any form, Conservative MPs voiced their concerns in large numbers on a range of issues.

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Analysts produced a range of interpretations of the latest set of jobless numbers.

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Cuts in public sector spending could also be affecting the jobs market, says the survey - with reductions in the numbers of graduates going into a range of posts in health, education and social services.

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The American window, of course, will remain open longer, a reflection of the raw numbers, weapons, mobility, range and proximate basing that the United States can bring to bear.

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There's the range of FTSE numbers, for instance, which are a reference point for a lot of contracts.

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Meanwhile, Atoc argues that rising passenger numbers reflect more frequent and better services with a "decent range of value for money tickets".

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