Even if he gets independent votes, he needs to consolidate and energize his base especially at a time when the Democrats are so energized and their base is going to be so consolidated.

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Yet the recent improvement is from a very low base, especially at the grandest stores.

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The emissions, from what are known as "burn pits, " have been a concern for troops, especially those who served at Balad Air Force Base in Iraq.

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However, most businesses cannot grow their earnings at such high rates of return (26.3%) for a decade, especially when they are beginning at an earnings base in the billions, as is Apple.

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The temperature at the base will not be lower than the temperature at the top, especially by 40 degrees.

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They are issues ripe for confrontations with Republicans, especially at a time the GOP's conservative base is determined to reassert itself.

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With an estimated 12, 000-18, 000 members (approximately 20 to 30% of them children under 18 years), the FARC-EP is present in 35-40% of Colombia's territory, especially in the southeastern jungles and in the plains at the base of the Andes mountains.

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The other powerful factor at work beneath the headline story is that both the Conservatives and UKIP are coming off an especially high base year.

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