Because the new version is so different, a million or so adults who have passed some but not all of the five parts of the current GED test must complete the missing sections by Dec. 31.

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But all is not five-by-five on LV-426.

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But this does not disarm all the Big Five's critics.

ECONOMIST: Accountants and lawyers

The fifth, the end-Cretaceous event, which occurred sixty-five million years ago, exterminated not just the dinosaurs but seventy-five per cent of all species on earth.

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The Englishman has not won a race all season but leads the championship by five points.

BBC: Loeb seizes advantage

Five people in Jersey have said they were sexually abused by Savile, but not all of them have yet formally lodged their complaints.

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No wonder the card firms' new mantra is that their biggest competitors are not each other but cash and cheques, which still account for four out of five of all transactions.

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