• Last year, leaks of secret documents from the pope's private apartment -- which revealed claims of corruption within the Vatican -- prompted a high-profile trial of his butler and a behind-doors investigation by three cardinals.

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  • Despite some of the best roads on the continent and a number of high-profile infrastructure projects, including a high-speed train and a bus service built for the 2010 football World Cup, commuting in Johannesburg is often an arduous task for millions of people.

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  • But a high-profile cutback in a flagship company like Honda catches all the headlines, and cuts confidence.

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  • He said the brigader-general was a high-profile figure, someone seen as a "protector of Sunni interests and an integral part of 14 March".

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  • Mr. Ballmer placed a high-profile bet on a computing philosophy that PCs, tablet computers and smartphones should share common elements, style and underlying software.

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  • When it comes to the U.S. market for initial public offerings, though, Facebook was just a high-profile flop in a series of lesser-known flops.

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  • The question went down well with the other journalists with the reporters being praised for their courage to ask such a high-profile player such a strong question that was live on TV.

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  • This week he launched a high-profile rent-a-bike scheme.

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  • Emaar, a high-profile developer, fell from a high of 15.7 dirhams to 5.5 on October 9th.

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  • Despite poor reviews, the movie features a three high-profile comedians in a year that's been kind to broad comedies.

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  • One or two high-profile ejections a month would go a long way toward beating some sense into the theater-going public.

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  • In a recent high-profile case, a Canadian teen-ager was apprehended in a major hacking incident that forced the shutdown of U.S. commercial Web sites.

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  • The same day, sister network Fox News announced it would add a similarly high-profile personality as a contributor to its lineup: former Alaska governor and GOP darling Sarah Palin.

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  • "It is a very high-profile industry and a very easy target to say let's ban sports sponsorship by alcohol companies, but all they are doing is to try and get their brand recognised, " he added.

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  • And, according to figures collated by the Times - which has run a high-profile cycle safety campaign since one of its reporters was hit by a lorry and left in a coma - 104 cyclists have been killed so far this year.

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  • And one women -- admittedly, a high-profile one -- is leaving the -- has already left the administration, and I have made a replacement.

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  • If confirmed, Paulson would become the latest in a parade of high-ranking Goldman Sachs executives to pursue a high-profile challenge elsewhere, following Clinton Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine and NYSE Group CEO JohnThainJohn Thain.

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  • Dignity will not get you a high-profile apparel contract or a magazine cover and it does not ensure a post-playing career as a blustering talking head.

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  • Dutch voters, whose tolerant society is undergoing a deal of soul-searching following a high-profile racist murder, were particularly concerned about the possible future inclusion of Turkey, whose membership negotiations are due in the fall.

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  • The former West Ham manager was favorite to take over as England boss when Fabio Capello quit in February this year, but -- although he was cleared in a high-profile tax court case -- missed out to Roy Hodgson and was then sacked after a poor finish to the season.

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  • Though Hayden 5 would like to bring on a "high-profile name" as a director or executive producer for the documentary, Wiseman and Roskam said that they are committed to telling Cobb's story as dispassionately as possible in the hopes of providing the most complete and accurate rendering of his character.

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  • Sir Oliver, 75, presided over a number of high-profile cases during his time as a High Court judge from 1983 to 1999.

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  • Surely, they say, a high-profile visible mayor would give a city significant extra clout?

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  • The Mars landing was a high-profile gamble by NASA on a novel landing procedure.

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  • Tiger Pools has become engulfed in a high-profile corruption case--a reminder why betting is often illegal or a state monopoly in the first place.

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  • However a number of high-profile initiatives, including a London-wide public cycle hire scheme and a plan for a new railway link across the city, soon won him praise.

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  • Then again, the 8X has already been shown off at a press event or two, and we're not sure a Verizon-branded variant would merit such a high-profile news conference.

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  • How can we, as designers, assure a legible experience on all devices if Apple can so ignore these concerns with the high-profile introduction of a new product?

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