In August, research claiming the upgrading of a road in the central belt cut the number of fatal accidents to zero within a year was flagged up as a reason for improvements to the A9.

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Williams remains the number-one contender for the belt despite that three-round loss.

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But Ventures does have a number of success stories under its belt, including investments in the recently IPO'd Silver Springs and vacation rental marketplace HomeAway, as well as Nest.

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With the cost of oil skyrocketing, this belt is attracting the attention of a growing number of European leaders, who are embracing an ambitious proposal to harvest this solar energy for their nations.

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The number of movies under Chan's belt, and the infectious elements of his features, have made Chan a star the world over, with children and adults.

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These are available from a number of companies in a number of form factors: on a belt clip or in the pocket from Fitbit and Withings, armbands from BodyBugg, and even Google has jumped in with a pair of shoes.

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It saw a number of people charged with careless driving, speeding, seat belt offences, using a mobile phone while driving and drink driving.

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