Reacting to Iran's offer, the Argentine foreign ministry said it hoped to receive an official communication from its Iranian counterpart.

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Still, contractors look far nimbler at solving myriad problems than civil servants, who are still hampered, for example, by rules ordering that all official communication be done on paper (e-mails will not do).

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Official communication is not so strong.

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The Securities and Exchange Commission needs to stop social media as a means of official corporate communication.

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Official accounts of the extent of the damage in the Solomons remained vague hours after the fact, and a government official said communication with the worst-hit areas remained difficult.

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He was also accused of undermining his party in a private letter to an official of the Communication Workers Union, recommending that the union stopped donating to Labour until the government improved its attitude towards public services.

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During the opening session, Isabel Viera, Official of the Programme of Communication and Information of the UNESCO Office in Havana, expressed gratitude for the opportunity to participate in this recognised forum for exchange, which has become a tradition.

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This is voluntary disclosure of email from one legal executive to another legal executive regarding a potential deal, publicly exploited for marketing purposes through an official company channel by a third executive not party to the communication.

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However, a senior defense department official said late Tuesday that the agency was not aware of any such communication.

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