Forty-eight regional headquarters of big multinationals were set up in Shanghai in 2011, bringing the total to 353.
National Grid operates the UK's national electricity and gas grids, as well as four of the country's eight regional gas distribution networks.
Ofsted said it had recently appointed eight regional directors "to spearhead improvements and tackle underperformance at a local and regional level".
Eight regional task forces have checked the reports and make further inspections.
Scotland's eight regional police forces are being merged into a nationwide one - and, on 1 April, Strathclyde Police will be no more.
Among those to be axed, sold off or to have had their functions transferred elsewhere include the Design Council, the Tote, the Renewables Advisory Board, the UK Film Council, Cycling England and England's eight regional development agencies.
The safety record of regional airlines has improved: Between 2008 and 2012, there was only one fatal crash involving a regional airline in the U.S., while over the previous five years there were eight fatal regional accidents.
With the money it has already raised, it has acquired eight other regional auctioneers and, once public, it will accelerate its expansion, buying other old-line second- and third-generation businesses that were once its main competitors.
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Fifty-eight percent anticipated the regional premium they pay will increase next year.
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Others received treatment for minor injuries, with eight going to Carlisle Regional Medical Center, seven to Harrisburg Hospital and four to Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill.
From a regional perspective, eight of the top 10 solar companies are based in China (see 2012 PV Sustainable Growth Index).
An Ofsted spokesman said cutting the number of regional offices from eight to three - in Manchester, Nottingham and Bristol - would "move resources closer to our own front line".
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Diplomats expect some 3, 300 troops from seven or eight countries belonging to the regional grouping known as ECOWAS (the Economic Community Of West African States) to arrive in Mali over the next week or so.
Dave Luz is the regional manager for the eight Cheesecake Factories in the Boston area.
The prospect of a series of heavy losses in regional elections over the next eight months, starting with Catalonia on November 28th, has started to concentrate minds within the party.
Scotland has been divided into eight regions which will each elect seven additional regional members, and Wales into five regions each electing four additional members.
Carter-Williams, a sophomore in his first full season and likely bound for the NBA in the near future, finished with 12 points, six assists, one turnover, five steals, one block, and eight rebounds, and was voted the East Regional MVP.
The top placing StarCraft II finishers from the MLG Winter Regional Online Qualifiers and the top eight finishers from the MLG Pro Circuit 2011 National Championships held in Providence last November, will advance to the MLG Winter Arena in New York City, February 24-26 where they will compete for Pool Play placement at the MLG Winter Championship competition and cash prizes.
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During that 25-year span, eight different programs in the West have reached the regional finals.
At the meeting, representatives from eight regions and one district debated issues and established regional coalitions for cultural diversity, in which civil society can play a greater role.
The consultation, to get under way next month, will outline three options for fire and police services - eight services with enhanced collaboration between them, a regional structure with fewer boards, or a single service for fire and a single force for police.
While the 2009 stimulus projects had an average completion time of 2 years, according to Barclays, the NDRC projects have a live span of three to five years, while the regional government plans could be completed within eight years furthermore several of these plans still have no funding plan.
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She spent her first eight days in the neonatal intensive care unit at a regional medical center.
In this year's final Bea, who now lives in London, beat eight comedians from Britain and Ireland who had fought through regional heats.
The report also points out that the existing eight forces are a "hangover" from the old regional council set-up, which owes more to "accident" rather than design.
Two days later, in the regional final, he had 12 points, eight rebounds, six assists and five steals with just one turnover in a victory over Marquette and was named the most outstanding player of the regional.
Eight men under the age of 30 were taken to Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno with injuries, such as penetrating trauma, fractures and vascular injuries.
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