One is trying to certify that grades from a home-school or nonaccredited-school environment are legitimate.

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Speaking on behalf of the STUC, Stephen Boyd said the discussion could not take place "divorced from the state of the macroeconomic environment" and while employers had legitimate concerns about taking on vulnerable young people, much of the employer position was "prejudiced as much as evidenced".

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"We have just in Pennsylvania alone, 300 years worth of coal sitting in the ground that we aren't really utilizing now because of concern for the environment, and it's a legitimate concern, but one that we can overcome, " Santorum said.

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Mr Baykal's shrillness is drowning out legitimate fears about Turkey moving to a more restrictive social environment because of a more aggressive piety.

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Obama made a legitimate claim about the difficulty of calling the shots in the current global environment, where small and mid-sized countries hold more sway than before.

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The law governing workplace-privacy expectations, including privacy of employee personal communications using the employer's devices and communications facilities, favors, as it should, the employer's legitimate interests in protecting its assets against waste, confidentiality and assuring a lawful workplace environment.

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