They include such measures as limiting the influx of immigrants by arranged marriages and making more effort to integrate newcomers into Dutch society, for example by compelling them to learn the Dutch language.

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Verdonk told parliament last month that Kalou did not fulfil the criteria for fast-track citizenship and will have to retake a Dutch language and culture test in May, an examination he has already failed once.

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In response to a growing demand from emerging markets, for the first time MINDSTORMS will be released with native language editions for Russia, China, Korea, Japan, Spain and Denmark in addition to the English, French, German and Dutch language versions available today.

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As a result, few prosecutors can read Dutch, the language of Indonesia's most important legal precedents.

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They found work through a private agency after taking an intensive course in Dutch, the language most commonly spoken in the north of Belgium.

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One was in Afrikaans, a South African language derived from Dutch.

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Belgium, where the majority speak Dutch, would almost certainly choose French, Belgium's other official language.

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