Syriana, he said, took longer than normal to pass because his office felt it required a second opinion from authorities in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the seven-emirate federation.

BBC: George Clooney won an Oscar for his performance in Syriana

In normal circumstances five years must pass between the death of the person proposed for beatification and the start of the procedure, to avoid emotion playing a part.

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Limited numbers of tourists are allowed into the accident zone for brief visits, despite radiation being well above normal, but scientists say generations may pass before it is entirely safe for people to return.

CNN: Chernobyl's 25-year shadow

After then checking in as normal at the same kiosk, passengers can pass through a miSense automatic security gate by placing their finger on a scanner and inserting their boarding card into the reader.

CNN: Heathrow tests biometrics

They need to get that budget resolution done so they can do their normal spending process, the appropriations bills they would pass between now and October.

NPR: Politics with Ron Elving: Congress Back to Work

The road down from the Malakand Pass usually carries little traffic and it seemed normal till 1600.

BBC: Pakistan's 'displaced deluge'

Under normal conditions, this Lilliputian wire allows 1.5-micron-wavelength light to pass through.

ECONOMIST: New-age crystals

Make your nanoshells the right size, then, and they can pass through the capillary pores and lodge in a tumour, but not in a normal organ.

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