Whereas, in some focus groups of these development companies, they're asking people, what features would you like on a DVD player?
Questions of transparency have also arisen in the context of this election as some groups spending in this election cycle are not required by law to disclose their donors.
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Let me just pick up on this point, and this may have been discussed in some of the groups but it might not have.
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On Friday, a top IRS official said the agency was "apologetic" for what she termed "absolutely inappropriate" actions by lower-level workers in selecting some conservative groups for extra scrutiny to determine whether their applications should be approved.
In fact, some of the groups here have been embroiled in lawsuits against one another.
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But as the cases being selected for scrutiny grew in number, higher-level officials became worried that too many cases were being caught in the net, including some groups that didn't intend to participate in electioneering.
On Friday, Lois Lerner, head of the IRS tax-exempt-organizations division, apologized for "inappropriate" actions by workers in subjecting applications of some conservative groups that had "tea party" or "patriot" in their names, among other criteria.
In short, sprawl does impose some costs on particular groups in America, especially those in the inner cities.
In focus groups, some women said bending over a fountain made them feel vulnerable, or the pose was unflattering.
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In recent years, some groups have campaigned for a National Defence Medal, separate to those awarded for specific campaigns.
Parent groups in some affluent areas have formed foundations to ensure that their schools are as well-equipped as private ones.
However, when the plans were announced in July, some consumer groups argued that the agreement did not go far enough.
The National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan today groups some 600 local and national organizations, with over 20, 000 registered members.
Some groups in the coalition suggest that a federal mandate may be an unconstitutional interference in state affairs, an argument that appeals to Republicans.
There is some leadership too in some of the defensive groups, the auto replacement-part stocks, AutoZone ( AZO) and Monro Muffler ( MNRO) to name two.
In Canada, some cultural groups are openly eyeing content filters as a mechanism to adapt Canadian content rules to the online environment, while others have expressed strong support for legal rules that force ISPs to accept heightened "responsibility" for the conduct of their subscribers.
Even before people in the West knew such a thing as group-buying, Chinese consumers had showed up at some car dealers in groups to demand deep discounts.
Sir Michael told the annual conference of the National College for School Leadership in Birmingham that he recognised there had been big improvements in areas such as London, and among some ethnic minority groups, in recent years.
However, this was suggested to be the result of the fact that so many in the key age groups carry the infection that in some countries, the "pool" of people at risk of infection is falling.
The Deloitte analysts addressed pollution only in passing, but some environmental groups oppose exports on the grounds that they will increase pollution at home and abroad.
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"There's always some tension in these friendship groups, " Faris says.
This month they were screened for some 300 people in focus groups--and for Busch's father, Chief Executive August Busch III, who will appear (sans monkey costume) in a spot.
When Frisen examined some brain cells in both groups, he discovered that humans born in the '50s have more carbon-14 in their DNA, so the spike we see in trees is echoed in humans.
Sometimes HTC also throws in some super bright colors to get some feedback from focus groups, and one time it even had a "you've got to be joking" reaction from carriers over a recent pink prototype.
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Though the Volt concept is similar to what is known as a plug-in hybrid, an extremely fuel-efficient powertrain being pushed for by environmental groups, it differs in some important respects.
Perhaps it's a case of unity in adversity to some extent too - previous Lib Dem groups had the luxury of being in opposition at Westminster up until the May 2010 coalition deal.
Some newspaper groups have been buying up websites in the hope of recapturing some of this revenue.
He should know: years ago, conventional wisdom in some circles was that it was unethical to include placebo groups in antidepressant trials, even among non-suicidal.
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