He said there had always been "difficulties" in Algeria but no-one could have foreseen what happened.

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It is now too late for Mr Milburn to argue that the local difficulties the flu always causes should be kept in perspective.

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And always the enumerators face practical difficulties.

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But tight regulations are not always tightly applied, in part because of the unique administrative difficulties faced by small states.

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But the RPA encountered difficulties in processing the maps from applicants because they did not always correspond to what was on the agency's computers.

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Usually we'd say you should check out Rogers' website to snag one for yourself, however the site appears to be experiencing some technical difficulties right now -- but, hey, there's always the good ol' brick-and-mortar store.

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They rejected it -- although one of the difficulties in dealing with Iran over the last several months is it's not always clear who's speaking on behalf of the government, and we get a lot of different, mixed signals.

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