• This may bolster his credentials as the summit's host, but not do much for his domestic standing.

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  • Sri Lanka has been put on stand-by to host the tournament but Mali does not expect the venue to change.

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  • This worrisome predilection has only been whetted by the failure at Copenhagen, and we can anticipate far more activity in 2010 and beyond, not only on climate change but in a host of areas traditionally considered "domestic" policy (such as abortion, firearms control and the death penalty).

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  • But you should not blame it all on the Show Host, if you see the video clip of that part.

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  • These lessons should be learned and applied moving forward not only to Turkey, but to a whole host of regimes and sub-national groups in the region and throughout the world.

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  • In each case, the policy is based on a recognition that there is no such thing as zero immigration, and that a managed, skills-based immigration policy will not only control inflows but also bring benefits to host countries.

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  • That is not because it faces opposition, but more because a host of details remain to be sorted out.

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  • In return the telecoms get a golden opportunity to aggressively market not only their dial-up services but their whole host of telecommunications services.

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  • The 2-1 win was South Africa's first of the tournament but was not enough to stop them becoming the first ever host nation to go out in the group stages.

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  • The Tanzanians started the second half strongly and managed to make numerous incursions into Sudanese territory but could not find the back of the net despite a host of clear-cut chances.

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  • But, for a host of reasons, price indexes are not always a reliable barometer.

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  • That's not surprising as it's been among the few where the software giant has controlled "the whole widget" -- choosing the processor, designing the hardware, and developing not only the operating system and user interface, but a host of licensing standards, services and infrastructure supporting Xbox Live.

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  • In states that permit social gambling it's okay for a host to make money from his winnings--but not by any other means.

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  • The first UK City of Culture is likely to host a number of nationally significant events, but will not receive any government funding.

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  • But it is not a singular priority, it is one of a host of priorities that he believes we can act on if we work together.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • Located at 254 West 54th St. (below Studio 54, but not associated with Roundabout Theatre Company), the venue will also host a jazz brunch on Sunday afternoons, plus music performances starting at 10:30 p.m.

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  • But it could have been quite different had the Germans not wasted a whole host of chances with Mario Gotze and Robert Lewandowski both failing to convert opportunities.

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  • Obese people are at greater risk of heart attacks, diabetes, strokes and a host of other ailments that not merely hurt them, but stretch America's already overtaxed health-care system.

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  • One, to clarify, you said -- this is a different track than Mara took -- you said that some big new stimulus plan is not in the offing, but the economic team is looking at a host of issues.

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  • They join a host of vaccines that have been very promising in animals but have not shown conclusive results in humans.

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  • Boston's historic Trinity Church could not host services Sunday because it was within the crime scene, but the congregation was invited to worship at the Temple Israel synagogue instead.

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  • What is more critical is what can we change to make the balance less difficult for that much larger host of women who work not for self-fulfillment, but because they have to.

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  • Brocade is building technology in VCS that allows a virtual machine to not only be migrated from host to host within the same VLAN but to stretch that across geographically distant hosts as well.

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