But it was easy to identify points -- first and foremost, economic growth -- where we have common views, but we need to step up joint actions in order for our wishes to become a reality.

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The regulator has fined LG not only for its operations, but has also held it accountable for the actions of the joint venture that it established with Philips in 2001.

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Although fraud prevention mechanisms, such as the Ethics Helpline and Office of the Ombudsman, led Corporate Security and Internal Audit groups to investigate reports about certain arrestees, they did not appear to run joint investigations or develop a corrective actions approach.

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"Such actions are counterproductive and certainly do not help our joint efforts to fight terrorism, " the ministry said.

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But one member of the Joint Committee spoke up in defence of Mr Phillips, insisting that the actions of the chairman of the EHRC did not amount to a contempt of Parliament.

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By using two air muscles to pull a joint in different directions, the robot hand is capable of strong and precise actions.

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An eventual legal fight is possible, particularly as the actions will be seen as outright nationalisations rather than revisions of existing joint-venture contracts, as was the case with the oil companies.

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But a state Joint Commission on Public Ethics report, also released Wednesday, found Lopez violated the public's trust with his actions.

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