This is only one of many non-financial reference points used to make a tough read more accessible.

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Although IPCC officials claim the group relies solely on peer-reviewed material for its assessment reports, Laframboise audited the Fourth Assessment and found 21 of the 44 Fourth Assessment chapters contained at least 40 percent non-peer reviewed reference sources, often taking the form of student theses and advocacy papers published by environmental activist groups.

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In a statement the Council said it "notes with deep regret that Turkey, despite repeated calls, continues refusing to fulfil its obligation of full, non-discriminatory implementation of the Additional Protocol" - a reference to the Turkish boycott of customs arrangements with Cyprus.

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Then, Commerce prescribes a proper amount of profit that firms selling the subject product in the non-market economy should be earning, if they were operating in a market economy, again by reference to the profit experience of chosen firms in a similar industry in the other country.

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