The Dolmen Grove does not belong to the Network, but Mr Jameson says the decision is hugely significant, a sign of official acceptance that religion need not be all about rules and a prescribed form of spirituality.

BBC: UK

An official report on the New Year event has highlighted it as a significant economic generator, not just for the capital but for Scotland.

BBC: Edinburgh on Hogmanay

A-capable card in the near future (almost certainly the previously mentioned AirCard 595), it will not be announcing the launch of the network in an official capacity until it takes a significant number of additional markets live.

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The Committee noted that cuts in official interest rates could not be expected to resolve the current problems in financial markets and that a significant increase in the capital of the banking sector would be required.

BBC: Central banks' official statements

Though the United States deemed the encounter "significant, " an Iranian official told Iran's state-run media that it was not a serious incident.

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Because the economic situation is so uncertain and official figures - where they are available - are "optimistic", he says significant parts of the manifesto will not be written until the last possible minute.

BBC: Manifesto Man: Danny Alexander

"The Clinton administration does not want to be the first in several decades not to have signed a significant arms control agreement with Moscow, " says former diplomat and Clinton administration official Thomas Graham Jr.

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