The Council for Transparency promotes the consolidation of a governance model that, based on the Principle of Transparency and the Right of Access to Public Information, deepens democracy and promotes confidence in the civil service on the basis of participation and citizen control.

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The senators who voted down the gun-control measures did so on the basis of a deeper understanding of the constituents they represent than can be conveyed by a single number from an opinion poll.

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Our tester also came with an adjustable height suspension and an Adaptive Dynamics System that governs the stiffness of the dampers on a real-time basis to optimize body and ride control according to driving conditions and the terrain.

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When Jones vacated the belt without making a defence, Ruiz regained the WBA title on an interim basis by beating Hasim Rahman in December 2003, and took full control of the belt with a 2004 win over Fres Oquendo at Madison Square Garden, New York.

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For example, ImClone Systems (nasdaq: IMCL - news - people ) and marketing partner Bristol-Myers Squibb (nyse: BMY - news - people ) tried to get their colon cancer drug Erbitux approved last year on the basis of one small trial of 120 patients with no control group.

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Suppliers can automatically accept offers or control the acceleration of payment on an ad-hoc basis according to their needs.

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Until December 2007 registrars in Islington worked on a freelance basis but since then they have been under direct control of the local authority.

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In a Daily Telegraph interview, Mr Hammond said a number of Conservative cabinet ministers believed "that we have to look at the welfare budget again... if we are going to get control of public spending on a sustainable basis".

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