They suspect this could be due to delays in patients accessing timely hospital care - something which may also apply to the UK to some extent.

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And if they're not, then it gives a mechanism to apply at least some peer pressure on those countries to start doing something about it.

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Can we learn something from this company that will apply to our own?

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Mer now gets to apply his stubbornness to the task of making France an easier place to start a business, which is something particularly close to his heart.

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You know, they're trying to game out the whole thing, and they figure if they apply to more schools, then they'll get into something, you know?

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"His first bendable knee ... didn't have a certain number or something that would apply, and they refused to pay for it, " said Noah's mother, Nancy Parton, who lives with her son about an hour north of Chattanooga, in Evensville, Tennessee.

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The same fundamentals apply in opening puzzle boxes from Hakone, Japan: something appears impossible to circumvent until you figure out the secret, and locks, just like the secret boxes, are all about hidden secrets.

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Something else Stoute was able to take from the record industry and easily apply to the branding arena is the fact that, more than ever before, authenticity is essential.

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Mascara's something that brings attention to your eyes immediately that doesn't require you being a pro to apply it.

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