• "Because the depth of the test is not known and the geology of the test site is uncertain, translating the seismic magnitude into yield is difficult, " said Acton, the Carnegie analyst.

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  • England players were not involved in the auction last year because of international commitments and will be restricted to half this year's tournament because of the home Test series against the West Indies in April and May.

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  • But on Tuesday June 23rd Boeing's share price fell by almost 9% when the company announced that because of structural flaws the test flight would be delayed.

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  • Many who are at risk for HIV are hesitant to go to the clinic for a test because of the stigma of even appearing as though they might have HIV.

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  • Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch said in a news release that without the change, New York would have had to pay the GED test maker twice as much or limit the number of test takers because state law bars residents from being charged to take the equivalency exam.

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  • The close of play also coincided with the news that Fidel Edwards will not be able to bowl in the remainder of the Test because of a hamstring injury that restricted him to 4.5 overs in the South African innings.

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  • Stackpole says one of the reasons one-day internationals have survived the test of time is because they adhere to the basic tenets of cricket.

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  • "I'm obviously surprised to get a yellow card at the start of the Test match because it does put us on the back foot, " said Springboks captain John Smit.

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  • Flintoff bowled flat-out in St John's as England chased victory in vain on the final day of the third Test but he was in visible distress because of the injury.

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  • Initially, a court argued that Apotex's generic didn't run afoul of Glaxo's patents because some of the clinical trials done to test the drug essentially put it in the public domain.

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  • There are pieces of that fine art that are with us today because they have stood the test of time: we listen over and again to Mozart but not to Salieri.

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  • It's critical that McGeechan and his coaches get the make-up of the squad right because any player who is unhappy at being left out of the Test team could breed discontent within the party and that will destroy its soul.

    BBC: Jeremy Guscott column

  • The use of the PSA test to diagnose prostate cancer is controversial because raised levels of the protein do not always indicate the presence of cancer.

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  • Because the experiment was designed to test the ability of current networks to carry high-bandwidth data, no explicit QoS support was employed.

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  • He chose California as the beneficiary of his money and efforts because it seemed like an ideal place to test the waters with this sort of work.

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  • "This match will always remain a memorable one because of the victory and also because Sachin (Tendulkar) set a world record of 35 Test centuries here, " he added.

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  • They were not so impressive against the Cheetahs and McGeechan will be hoping they dominate the breakdown in Durban and the subsequent Test series because whoever wins that area of the game will almost certainly take the match as well.

    BBC: Jeremy Guscott column

  • Collingwood's total was more than the rest of his first-class innings this summer put together, and came after he had been dropped from the team for the second Test because of his poor form.

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  • Some women decline amniocentesis because of the estimated 1% risk of miscarriage, while others reject it because they wouldn't terminate a pregnancy, regardless of the test's results.

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  • "The reason you have been unable to get rid of Abu Qatada is because you have refused to test the law on this and seek to get the British courts to uphold the British judgements previously, " he said.

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  • Because of his refusal to recognise the status of the so-called Super Series Test match in Sydney in 2004 between Australia and a Rest of the World XI.

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  • Our system of government has stood the test of time not in spite of but because it is uniquely drawn from the priorities of our own citizens, and them alone.

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  • The best test pilot had the fewest number of scars, because it generally indicated a good balance of risk and intelligence.

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  • Indian officials emphasized the data hasn't yet been peer reviewed and should be considered preliminary, mostly because the study is continuing and was designed mainly to test the feasibility of using the GeneXpert machines and not to get a representative measure of drug resistance.

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  • On numerous occasions Israel aborted planned attacks against known terrorists because they no longer met the test of proportionality.

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  • Kindler picked Nicholson to run the cancer division because of his close ties to important insurers and the cancer doctors who prescribe and test new medicines.

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  • But the 37-year-old former Australian Test batsman will miss the start of next season because of his commitments to the Indian Premier League.

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  • She and her friends are considering a trip to Hong Kong or Japan for the next scheduled test date on June 1, forgoing her spot in Seoul because of the possibility of another cancellation.

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  • Mr. McCullough recalls agreeing to do the test because he got out of class to do it.

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