It added that a large number of creditors would be contacted in "a major emailing exercise".

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The Pentagon, however, said last month France would not be invited to a major military exercise in Nevada next year.

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Next year, China will participate for the first time in a major international naval exercise called Rimpac that is largely comprised of U.S. allies.

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Getting the myriad of tasks done is a major program management exercise, with lots of people putting in extra time and working under pressure.

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The exercise will go a long way in helping us be prepared in the event of a major earthquake.

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In Oman, which in 2001 hosted the largest British overseas military exercise in recent history, the defence relationship is so close that a British two-star Major General is stationed permanently in the capital Muscat, to oversee the relationship.

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They will see how calls are handled in control rooms, as well as getting the chance to see a major operational exercise graphically demonstrating the dangers of making a hoax call.

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The New York Times has reported that a major Israeli air exercise involving more than 100 F-15 and F-16 aircraft took place in early June and was apparently designed to develop long-range bombing techniques.

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The report accuses Rupert and James Murdoch of "wilful blindness" and, in its most damaging finding, says that Rupert Murdoch is not a "fit person to exercise the stewardship of a major international company".

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