Among Lib Dem demands is that the precautionary principle should be used so beams from masts do not fall on schools, playing fields or hospitals.

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Yet one fact not making news is that it is still the case that the highest marginal tax rates in America do not fall on the highest incomes, like Lefty, but on certain of the working poor, many of them single parents, who are being taxed at rates approaching 90% as they lose benefits attempting to better themselves.

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Tasks such as controlling stocks and making sure that indebted customers do not fall behind on payments are now largely automated.

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Other African countries need to keep an eye on the telecoms development in Nigeria so they do not fall prey to the sweet talk on new technology.

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"We do not want the country to fall into chaos, " he said on Tunisian state TV.

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These do not quite fall into the category of entertainment, but they too depend more on human talent and ingenuity than on pig iron, steel mills or production lines and the Midwest has a good supply of them.

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Unemployment is not likely to fall significantly soon, regardless of what stock prices do on Wall Street.

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The media and supporters might think that on last week's performance they are not going to do well, but we don't fall for that.

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