The white paper is expected to remove complexity from the system and to make millions better off in retirement - the idea is to provide a flat pension payout that "everyone can build towards", according to BBC business correspondent Philip Hampsheir.

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But his trial is not expected to take place until 2012 because of the complexity of the allegations.

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Some radical reforms are expected soon, although the Pope is moving cautiously given the complexity and sensitivity of Church government, our correspondent says.

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Because Nanophosphate EXT is designed to reduce or eliminate the need for costly thermal management, it is expected to deliver these performance advantages while also increasing reliability, minimizing complexity and reducing total cost of ownership (TCO) over the life of the battery system for a number of applications, including those within the transportation and telecommunications industries.

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Representatives of large, sophisticated companies that have been actively working to implement the expected requirements spoke eloquently at an October 2011 SEC Roundtable discussion of the complexity of their supply chains and the difficulty in obtaining solid information from their upstream suppliers on the origins of common, commodity metals like tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold in purchased products and components.

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