• Competition for new jobs is fierce, with 50% of the world's population under 30.

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  • "Under the fierce new test, the family would be counted as under-occupying if, for example, two teenage girls were not sharing the same room, " he claimed.

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  • On December 9, 2007, the constituent assembly approved the text of a new constitution which faces fierce opposition from certain groups including six of Bolivia's nine provinces.

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  • But now there's a new threat from this fierce fish.

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  • However, New York's three major daily newspapers each endorsed a different one of Rangel's opponents, prompting a fierce defense from the New York City native.

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  • The series opener was a competitive new chapter in an increasingly fierce rivalry, but there weren't any scuffles this time.

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  • Forgotten is the fierce rivalry Detroit and New York had over the years while meeting in the postseason three times.

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  • But Mr Simpson notes that even fierce opponents of a new supermarket seem to end up wheeling a trolley there sooner or later.

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  • The weatherpersons on television, always eager for ratings-boosting disasters, had predicted a fierce autumn storm for New England, with driving rain and high winds.

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  • But it faces fierce opposition from a new gun lobby, the National Association of Owners and Traders in Arms, formed to fight the Rio ban.

    ECONOMIST: Gun law in Brazil

  • His battles have ranged from the famed lifelong rivalry with fellow Aussie and one-time partner Kerry Packer to fierce competition with The New York Times, Time Warner Cable and most recently Google (in an interview last year with Sky News Australia, he threatened to remove stories from the search engine so readers would pay for content).

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  • However, Pond was not British but a New England Yankee, noted for his fierce competitive spirit and shrewd trading abilities.

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  • So imagine a business in the midst of fierce competition with production deadlines, new initiatives, etc.

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  • Forced out of New York by an earlier version of that fierce Protestant hostility, Smith and his followers began their years of wandering.

    NEWYORKER: I, Nephi

  • BSkyB and Setanta, which will have exclusive pay-TV coverage of the FA Cup under the new deal, are involved in an increasingly fierce battle for pay-per-view sports rights.

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  • Now again he has pulled the rug from under his opponents, naming as his new prime minister Javier Valle Riestra, a fierce critic of his action in 1992.

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  • So the new energy minister, Marit Arnstad, a fierce young woman from the Centre Party, says that oil and gas production will have to be curbed or at least kept down to its present rate.

    ECONOMIST: Norway

  • "Wilkinson has always been a fierce competitor but he is like a new man since his move to Toulon, " said Ibanez.

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  • Mr. Samaras first met with Alexis Tsipras, the leader of leftist Syriza, which has become the new force in Greek politics after campaigning on a fierce antiausterity ticket.

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  • West Indies came through their first round group with a 100% record but have lost badly to Australia, New Zealand and Sri Lanka since then, prompting fierce criticism from supporters and ex-players.

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  • Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called for changes in attitudes toward women in India, where there has been a fierce debate since December's fatal New Delhi gang rape about the routine mistreatment of females.

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  • Competition from Marvell Technology and ARM Holdings in handhelds is not insignificant, though McWilliams believes Otellini, by standardizing the core of all Intel chip designs and focusing efforts on new application markets, is preparing Intel for a fierce fight that it will win.

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  • The downturn in the air travel market over the past couple of years has led to a fierce battle between Boeing and Airbus to win new orders.

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  • The new Spanish government has just scrapped the plan, which faced fierce opposition from environmentalists and the regions that were going to lose water.

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  • It is too early to make hard predictions, but New Jersey's race promises to be every bit as fierce, and perhaps as close-fought, as its contests have usually been.

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  • Despite struggling to retain possession, New Zealand nearly took an unlikely lead when Ivan Vicelich lashed a fierce volley just wide.

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  • Mobile games, in particular, are locked in a fierce battle for customers and are constantly being eclipsed by new offerings from behemoths like Electronics Arts Inc.

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  • Mobile games, in particular, are locked in a fierce battle for customers and are constantly being eclipsed by new offerings from behemoths like Electronic Arts Inc.

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  • After fierce lobbying by the hospital industry, Congress in 2003 passed new Medicare rules that effectively banned new physician-owned specialty hospitals.

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  • Behind the revolution is coach Alan Tait, a dual code British Lion whose fierce passion for attractive and successful rugby is being channelled through this new-look Falcons side.

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