In response on his blog Guido Fawkes blamed spin, "focus-group derived policies" and partisan positioning for the cynicism described by Ms Blears.

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Nick Bourne was a consultative, consensual leader, whose authority derived in part from having his group on board with his strategy.

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Last year, Sinopec Engineering derived half of its revenue from Sinopec Group, down from 66% in in 2010, J.

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The Cherokee will be equipped with a nine-speed transmission derived from a joint partnership with German supplier ZF Group.

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The NIH says it will be meeting with the University of Wisconsin group that holds a patent on five stem cell lines its scientists derived.

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His group based its plans on a 2-inch-thick report produced in 1988, derived from a mammoth six-month effort involving 20-minute surveys with 8, 000 customers as they exited 16 Lowe's stores.

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