Fostering a wider use of English has been a main item on the government's education agenda.

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The main item today is a mid-afternoon conference call with an investment committee on which I sit.

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The main item on the Congress agenda on 1 June is the presidential election between incumbent Sepp Blatter and challenger Mohamed Bin Hammam.

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We were a little disappointed to see how small the garlands were each ball turned out to be the size of a large marble as they had looked more substantial in the photo Ms. Parks had emailed, but we went with them anyway since they were the main item we had chosen for both fireplaces.

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The main agenda item was an E.

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But think about how many restaurants are actually serving vegetables as the main course with the protein as the secondary item on the plate.

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One of only six of the main menu options on the Premiere, this particular item is the key to what we call DVR maintenance.

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The EU's main audit body says agricultural subsidies - the biggest item in the EU budget - often go to people who do little or no farming.

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Oil is the single item that contributes most to the deficit, but it is not the main source of the deficit.

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The Item Club highlights the importance of the large and diverse business services sector in being the main engine of growth, while manufacturing has stagnated and construction remains about 10% below its pre-downturn output.

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