LEAs, meanwhile, blamed the cumulative effect of increased teachers' wages, the Workload Agreement - which took some administrative tasks out of teachers' hands - and larger pension costs.

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The agreement called for the creation of temporary administrative and security arrangements for the Abyei region, including the creation of a police service and a limited governing council.

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Section 105(a) of the Implementation Act authorizes the President to establish or designate within the Department of Commerce an office that shall be responsible for providing administrative assistance to panels established under chapter 20 of the Agreement.

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Mr Abbas for his part pointedly hosted a new pro-peace organisation of Israeli businessmen and public figures in Ramallah, the Palestinians' administrative capital, on April 28th, the day after the reconciliation agreement was announced.

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We believe that limiting of fixed costs by Ford through their agreement with UAW will reduce their selling, general and administrative costs as a percentage of its revenues over medium-term, which could provide upside to its stock.

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According to the school chief administrative officer, the schools could see cost savings over the life of the agreement.

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