The officials and their Afghan allies have had less success, however, breaking these bonds.

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Although UNASUR has served as an effective forum for dialogue and has helped member countries peacefully resolve a number of diplomatic disputes, the group has had less success in building European-style multinational institutions.

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They have had far less success rooting out the foundries where the fake club components are made.

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Other cities have had less operational success with their projects.

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The last NFL quarterback to run a similar offense was Bobby Douglass, who racked up more than 2, 000 rushing yards for the Chicago Bears from 1969 to 1975, but had far less success throwing the ball.

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In fact, the people who had touched the snake ended up having less anxiety and more success elsewhere in their lives.

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Emachines hasn't had much success selling more expensive consumer systems, so targeting business buyers with less expensive PCs makes sense, Baker says.

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