He added the end of relocation powers had been balanced by increased resources for surveillance, and TPims were limited to two years as opposed to the indefinite length of control orders.

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Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin had proposed allowing employers to hire recent graduates on two-year contracts, rather than the lifetime "contracts of indefinite length" that many French regard as a birthright.

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