In this latest set of operations, Dextre removed two safety caps, cut through two sets of thin retaining wires, and finally transferred a small quantity of liquid ethanol into the washing machine-sized module.

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The haute joaillerie collection is made up of three one-of-a-kind sets featuring petal cut stones and diamonds.

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Not only has it seen the number of vehicle radios the Army planned to buy drastically reduced, but now the service is soliciting comments on how the cost of the remaining sets might be cut by eliminating performance features.

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Add to that the fact that both Bravia TVs and PlayStation game consoles cut its annual forecast for televisions to 22 million sets from 27 million.

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This sets out rules for how much rich countries should cut emissions of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, that are thought to add to global warming.

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The trap is that if the government sets out its own plans to raise taxes and cut spending, then Labour will face more pressure to say what it would do.

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Minutes from the latest meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, the central-bank panel that sets interest-rate policy, indicate a rate-cut idea has been around for a while.

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For Americans sorting through the news on their television sets, perhaps the gloomiest bit is realising just how deeply Iraq will cut into the national pocketbook.

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