"I would like anyone who saw her or any vehicles, especially in the area of Savernake forest where there are likely to have been only a small number of vehicles at that time of night, to make contact with police, " he added.

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Mexican authorities also suspect that 159 deaths have resulted from the infection, although only a small number of cases -- less than a dozen -- have been confirmed.

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This might pave the way for the way regulators will have to think about drugs in the future, when many medicines might target small, genetic differences that only a small number of people have.

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Only a small number have been compulsory redundancies though - most of the fall is accounted for by voluntary redundancies, retirements and unfilled vacancies.

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So far, only a small number of countries have done so.

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Since the Development League launched in 2001, 177 players have been called up to the NBA, but only a small number wind up with a guaranteed deal.

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"If we look at the total number of users that have been reported to us and consider we are only contacting a small portion of the Australian population, the estimation would be more than 100, 000, " he said.

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The U.S. does have a program to give visas to a small number of translators and others who have helped the U.S. But so far, only 50 have been granted.

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