If elected he said he would put 300 new officers on the beat, target the top 100 offenders and reduce crime by 20%.

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Wal-Mart and Target both beat the 10-year Treasury rate with their dividend yield.

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At the other end Sol Campbell timed his tackle perfectly as Folan bore down on goal, and David Unsworth saw his lob beat James but drift wide of the target.

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In 2008 the target ship managed to beat off a pirate assault half the time.

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This year the garden looks set to beat its target of 130, 000 visitors, supporting an assembly audit committee report which found it was now on a firmer financial footing.

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He said the industry was on target to beat 2010 production volumes, with more growth to come in 2012.

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Local community beat managers will step up their patrols to target the designated areas.

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Target (TGT) bucked the trend and beat expectations, and is trading 2.5% higher.

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