Lesh also cited the ongoing European situation as an ongoing background factor for gold.

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With this factor resting in the background, the story begins to take on some strange, and suspicious, elements.

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One factor affecting the nomination process includes background problems -- most notably seen with Cabinet secretaries who failed to pass muster.

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The most defining factor of a Chinese leadership generation is its historical background.

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