In the past, short sellers directed their findings directly to auditors, hoping to force a resignation.

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But then, this is the history of government actions, a high percentage of which are directed at remedying past policy mistakes.

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Ramos had given bottom side Hertha the lead in the eighth minute at the Olympic Stadium when he latched on to a intelligent through-ball from Cicero and directed a shot past Rene Adler from the right edge of the penalty area.

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For the past decade, American policy has been directed at making illegal crossings harder.

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But with opposition from local clans and from within her own clan, and a mysterious bombing campaign directed at foreigners in Merca in the past two months, Miss Starlin's ability to control the town may be waning.

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In the past 18 months, smouldering tensions have blazed into occasional violence, directed mostly against forestry companies.

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By cutting them loose now, Nortel is not only distancing itself from its past, but reducing the chances that any civil or criminal indictments will be directed at the company.

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As he has in a number of his past addresses, the official again affirmed what be believes is the primacy of rules-based policy making, directed mainly at currents taking place in the economy, and not markets.

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