But for now, this list of 15 films stands as my selection of the overall top offerings in cinema for 2012.

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The city centers are chaotic, and the contents of a shopping list are distributed over dozens of different stores or street stands.

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But the global biofuels industry now stands accused of a list of side effects that are said to be damaging lives, especially of the world's poorest people.

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Labour stands virtually no chance of a list seat here because of its strength at constituency level.

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China stands at the head of a very short list, and that nation's long-held reputation as Asia's emerging economic giant and new-found gloss as an island of stability both tempt investor attention.

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He now stands shoulder to shoulder on that list with the likes of Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Eli Broad, George Kaiser, Michael Bloomberg, George Lucas and others (see slideshow below).

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The 34-year-old is outside the top 10 on either the European or world Ryder Cup ranking list, and as it stands would have to rely on the generosity of Woosnam for a wildcard.

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He has won two races so far this season to lead the title chase and now stands on the verge of adding his name to a list of British Indy 500 winners which includes the likes of Formula One greats Jim Clark and Graham Hill.

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Of all the candidates on Nigeria's wish-list to lead the Super Eagles to the World Cup, one of the names that stands out is that of the vastly experienced Italian coach Giovanni Trapattoni.

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The Forbes list of best social media campaigns shows just what it takes to create a marketing effort that stands out on the Web.

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