Consumers are beginning to believe the high prices are a result of structural changes in the global economy, not the result of a single event like Hurricane Katrina, which produced a period of high fuel prices earlier this decade, Lang said.

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The switch to a single European currency may cause changes in pricing behaviour, which will further muddy the waters.

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Apple had bundled the move, together with several other changes to the way in which the company is organised, into a single voting proposition for shareholders - something that Mr Einhorn said is illegal and the judge agreed.

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Under the changes six benefits, including housing benefit, would be brought together in a single, monthly Universal Credit payment.

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The researchers identified distinct clusters of pitch changes in the songs by analysing a set of 750 syllables produced by one mouse in a single 210-second recording.

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He says he assumes the people who would benefit by the changes before November are in the "single-digit millions, " not enough to have a big impact.

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For riders who decide to progress to the full test, more changes are afoot next January, when a new, single-part on-road test will be phased in.

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Referring to a speech he made in January during a debate about the impact of tax and benefit changes, Bishop Michael said it was couples with single-earning parents who were being penalised.

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