The board also informed minority investors that it would not follow the U.S. practice of establishing a special committee to assess the fairness of the deal: "Greek law does not provide appraisal rights in connection with the merger, " it said.

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It isn't clear how many of the more than 3, 000 local government pension systems follow the same practice, although a survey this January by Pew of 61 large cities found nearly half didn't make their full contributions.

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The president routinely keeps one member of his Cabinet from entering the House chamber for the speech, a practice that congressional leaders decided to also follow following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

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However, you typically follow up with hours of practice on the driving range to hone your skills.

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Berbers were the first inhabitants of North Africa, and many still follow older customs and practice ancestral crafts.

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"It underlines the importance of teaching all computer users, especially children, to follow safe computing practice, " he said.

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