• In previous terms, Suharto has used that job as one of the many techniques for balancing factional differences.

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  • Mr O'Leary said UCL in particular had done a lot better than in previous years in terms of the number of times its research had been cited in academic journals.

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  • In the previous six terms the numbers ranged from 25 to 50 percent.

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  • In the 1990-91 recession, the fall in inventory investment in America was actually bigger in inflation-adjusted dollar terms than in the previous two recessions.

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  • Retail sales in May, the latest month for which figures are available, were up nearly 5% on the previous year, in volume terms.

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  • In its results statement, Superglass said "uncertainty had prevailed in key markets" throughout the financial year, with construction market activity down by more than 6% in volume terms on the previous year.

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  • On the other hand, the Dow would need to rise another 8% or so to reach its previous high in inflation-adjusted terms.

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  • Some of the least expensive rides on the road now boast interiors that would rival those in previous-generation luxury cars in terms of style and quality.

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  • "In terms of comparisons to previous periods, I'd say this market is similar to 1992, just after the 90-91 recession, or 1988, just after the 1987 crash, " says Stack.

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  • The previous record-holder in terms of aggregate market-cap was Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) which hit its all-time high on December 30, 1999 at the height of the technology bubble.

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  • The DfE says that, despite a 60% cut in education capital spending over the next four years, the coalition is still spending more per year on school building work than the previous government did in its first two terms.

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  • In other words, houses are more overvalued today than at previous peaks, from which prices typically fell sharply in real terms.

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  • Japan's gross domestic product increased 1.9% in the January-March quarter from the previous three months - a stunning 7.9% in annualized terms.

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  • But he said ministers did not know what the impact of a recession would be on the prison population, saying previous recessions had resulted in different outcomes in terms of crime levels.

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  • Given that the Scots had been comprehensively outgunned in terms of territory and possession the previous week against Australia - the only area they came out on top was on the scoreboard - they would have appreciated their change in fortune, but all that was to change following the break.

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  • The authors said these findings contradict previous research that found attractiveness to be beneficial in terms of employment and salary levels for both genders.

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  • After all, in his previous big announcement he said that although public spending would rise by 2.75% a year in real terms in 1999-2002 he will nevertheless keep the books in balance throughout that period.

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  • In economic terms, either system would dwarf the impact of previous big environmental laws, such as the Clean Air Act.

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  • In real terms, oil prices are much lower than at previous peaks and the economy uses oil less intensively than before.

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  • "I was just really happy that I was able to step up in terms of the way that I played compared to previous matches, " she said.

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  • Roberts also went further than any previous court in finding limits to how Congress can dictate the terms of programs administered by the states, Eskridge said.

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  • Dick Berner, an economist at Morgan Stanley, points out that American house prices have risen by more in real terms over the past five years than during any previous five-year period.

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  • Just like it was for many Kenyans, we were still coming to terms with what had happened the previous year in Kenya during the post election violence and signing of the peace accord that saw the two principles contesting the 2007 Kenyan general elections agreeing to share power.

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  • We've also expressed concerns about the Assad regime's multiple broken promises in terms of the commitments they made to Kofi Annan, the previous U.N. official who was responsible for trying to broker a solution there.

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  • In terms of the competitive landscape, Apple deserves to trade more in line with the innovators than the previous group.

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  • In terms of the atmosphere, we had prepared for chaos even going as far as to watch clips from previous Test matches played at the ground.

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  • It was a previous Socialist government that originally turned to the eurozone and International Monetary Fund in 2011 for a bailout, under the terms of which Portugal must get its overspending back under control.

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