This is a little naive given that the modern securities class action is mainly an exercise in getting a case past the motion to dismiss and only a handful of cases have every gone before a jury.

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And Mr Chavez has reacted cautiously to his supporters' exercise of direct action.

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Even more disappointing was the action plan, perhaps the essence of the exercise.

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Lord Doherty said he was not prepared to exercise his discretion to put a stay on the action and awarded expenses against Mr Ronald.

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At the same time, women working for the NHS whose jobs might have been changed during a massive re-grading exercise called "Agenda for Change" might also be able to take action.

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The Serbs' maneuver was made the more diabolical, however, for its being cloaked in the garb of a legitimate exercise of democracy -- a proposition calculated further to undermine the prospects for unified Western action during the interval.

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Organizations such as the Guttmacher Institute and Population Action International (PAI) state that the number seven billion reflects the urgent need for people to be able to exercise their right to determine the size and spacing of their families.

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And in answer -- really in answer to your earlier question, those conversations are taking place, but we are also having to -- because this is a congressional action that needs to take place, there's a lot of energy being expended on what is essentially an exercise to pass the measure before the House now.

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