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The Pentagon is not prepared to comment since the idea has not yet reached the formal stage or been presented to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
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In 1988, he participated in a meeting in the German city of Duisburg with other local parties at a stage when the formal political process remained frozen.
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If the case proceeds to the stage where a formal WTO panel is formed to decide on its merits, it could drag on for several years, by which time trade will, with luck, have recovered from its current moribund state.
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It is not legally binding and requires no financial commitment at this stage, but a formal and legally binding agreement will be made as the partnership progresses.
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GARCIA-NAVARRO: He's wearing a blue, formal blazer as he takes to the stage with his wife and three children.
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Mr Boparan's company, Boparan Holdings, said there was "no certainty" at this stage that it would make a formal bid for Northern.
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The four players have not been identified and have declined to be interviewed by New Zealand police at this stage as the woman in question has not made a formal complaint.
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Later in the afternoon, Cheney, the vice president-elect, ascended a stage at Washington's George Washington University for his formal "Salute to America's Veterans, " an afternoon of tributes to veterans of World War II and the Korean, Vietnam and Persian Gulf conflicts.
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At this stage, it is unclear how Microsoft will react to a formal suggestion to split.
BBC: Software giant 'faces split'
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But it set the stage for everything that came after war by resolution rather than by formal constitutional process.
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No formal offers have been received, so any figures being bandied about are pure speculation at this stage.
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