The frequency of consumer complaints filed with the government was down 16%.

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Like radio-frequency licences, they are allocated by government.

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Developed for secure government communications, Spitfire uses a broad frequency spectrum virtually immune to eavesdropping or interference.

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Given the frequency with which the disease crops up in Hong Kong, the government may be justified in not taking any chances.

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Over the years, the government has taken steps to address the problem, including regulating low-frequency noise like water pumps, and reducing maximum decibels.

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The programmer is Sergey Aleynikov, who in three and a half weeks will be tried by the government on allegations that he stole valuable code from Goldman, code used in high-frequency trading systems.

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