The original Coalition Agreement linked a referendum on electoral reform (which the Lib Dems wanted) to a reduction in the number of MPs and, crucially, to an equalisation of constituency sizes.

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Although the council could not comment on this planning application, it said the City Pride and Island Point schemes were linked through an s106 agreement, which means that the social affordable housing provision would be shared between the two sites.

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"I have understood that many people in Switzerland find the amount of the compensation linked to the non-compete agreement unreasonably high, despite the fact I had announced my intention to make the net amount available for philanthropic activities, " Mr Vasella said.

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The Bush administration has upset U.S. allies opposed to its plans to develop a missile defense system and its rejection of the Kyoto agreement on limiting industrial emissions linked to climate change.

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Branch manager compensation would be linked to increasing diversity, according to the agreement.

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The sum, investigators suspect, may be linked to Haney's securing a highly unusual agreement committing the Federal Communications Commission to a long-term lease at the Portals.

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