This began at a time when China Rail had a de facto monopoly not merely of rail but of inland transport in China.

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Chen said on Tuesday that there have so far been 5592 recorded cases of H1N1 in China's 31 inland provinces, but no one has yet died from the illness.

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Housing in California is cheaper inland than on the coast, but good luck finding a job.

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The inland links-style layout only opened in 2003 but looks a stern test for the cream of European golf.

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But here, inland, there is a particular big issue going on at this present moment in time, about damming the Rio Grande in Southern Spain, to provide more water for the resources on the coast.

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"It's not going to solve all our problems, but it's a good shot in the arm, " said Larry Sharp, chairman of the Inland Empire Economic Partnership and president of Arrowhead Credit Union.

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This means that in order to reach the mass consumers in inland areas, companies need to diversify their product portfolios and design products with fewer fancy features but stronger basic functions.

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The Mediterranean coastal fringes have a Mediterranean climate with some rain between October and March, but the vast area of desert inland has very little rain at all and here some of the highest temperatures in the world have been recorded.

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