It wants to prove the country can handle big sporting events so it can bid to hold some of the most important international competitions in the future.

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The real question is: will it be able to handle one of the biggest media events of the decade?

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National Amusements has equipped half of its 1, 000 cinemas to handle simulcasts or rebroadcasts of sports events, concerts and comedy shows.

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The experts examined how various aspects of UK life would handle these 1-in-200-year type events.

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Other staff literati handle fiction, philosophy, gardening, cookbooks, and special events.

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The company also expects to expand its reach through freelance talent, a strategy that enabled the firm to handle big projects while keeping labor costs in check at 360 Design Events.

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Events with the sabre, which has a dual edge and a curved guard on the handle, are the only ones where a fencer can score with the edge of the blade, not just the point.

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