During his campaign, President George W. Bush called the export-control system "broken, " though he has yet to take a stand on the MTOPS issue.

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Blue Coat's export-auditing system is focused on screening potential buyers before devices are sold, rather than on keeping track of devices once they are deployed, according to people familiar with the company.

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Ms Abeiderahmanne says she has had interest from upmarket stores like Harrod's and Fortnum and Mason, in London, and is trying to find an acceptable certification system in a bid to get an export licence.

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The administration also plans to implement a tiered system to distinguish between items that require tighter export licenses.

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Even so, real income per person remained stagnant throughout the 19th century, perhaps because an inadequate education system and an economy dependent on slaves producing commodities for export combined to get in the way of development.

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If he really thinks that, why then, ask opponents of the change, is he comfortable to export the sickest and most vulnerable newborns in North Wales directly into that system?

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An international GPS ground station may have to get export approval to buy a new screen for its Dell laptop, because it is part of a system that is controlled.

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