And the east Asian city-states have the political positions, density and robust transit ridership to make it work.

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The proposed changes will make it more robust and will help protect against any repeat of the problems experienced last year.

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He said that if the reform is going to work "we've got to underpin it with much more robust rules and incentives to make sure the banks behave themselves in the long run".

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But before that can happen, work needs to be done to make the iPhone secure and robust enough to quell concerns of corporate IT departments.

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The fact that prices for existing private equity stakes strengthened in 2010 and that firms specializing in purchasing existing private equity stakes are flush with cash helped make it a robust market.

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It will make wireless networks easier and cheaper to set up, as well as far more robust, opening new worlds of connectivity.

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Kent Link chairman John Ashelford said foundation status would allow the trust to make more decisions, plan services over a longer period, and ensure it was efficient and financially robust.

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It said these institutions must do "all they can to make their procedures for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults as robust and rigorous as possible".

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