Access to the pre-release SDK has been on a case by case basis, with developers having to apply to Microsoft for permission, and signing strict non-disclosure agreements.

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It at last has a legal charter, but is bound by a strict policy of non-interference that prevents any version of Europe's pooled sovereignty.

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This is all done in strict compliance with the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and with IAEA rules and under permanent and quite tough IAEA control.

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This means that Ms Merkel will struggle to implement the main planks of her proposed reform programme: a flat-fee health-care premium to lower non-wage labour costs, further labour-market reforms, such as loosening Germany's strict protection against dismissal, and radical tax reform.

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Throughout its history, the Board has closely guarded its special status and tradition of non-partisan independence by making every effort to ensure the strict confidentiality of its deliberations and communications, and the unimpeachable objectivity of its advice.

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Cambridge, for example, believes it can get no further with controlling traffic within the city by strict limits on public parking because uncontrolled private non-residential parking now accounts for more than 85% of the available parking spaces within the city.

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But rather than tying promotions to a strict ranking of test scores, which can work against non-white candidates, the department divides the results into different bands, some as wide as 12 points.

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