The office also is in charge of sensitive continuity-of-government operations in wartime or crises.

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This week, he brought Mr Baroin into the government as budget minister, replacing Eric Woerth, who takes Mr Darcos's place at the labour ministry and is thus in charge of the sensitive pension-reform issue.

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NATO, sensitive to the charge that its force is failing to protect civilians, insists that the numbers are higher.

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Those moderates, several of whom flirted with ObamaCare in the Senate Finance Committee, are still sensitive to the "party of no" charge and, if Obama handles the summit well, would be feeling even more pressure to play ball.

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The charges stunned the FDA. Mr. Liang works in the division in charge of approving new drugs, the agency's most visible and sensitive role.

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What makes the business unique, Winebaum says, is a tool that lets price-sensitive users compare the rates that member dentists in their area charge for common procedures.

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They can put an electrical charge on satellites in high orbits, such as communications satellites, and may damage their sensitive electronics.

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