Nina Khazaezadeh, a consultant midwife at St Thomas' Hospital, says she often meets patients who want a Caesarean due to a "perceived lack of control, fears of inadequate care provision and lack of support during labour and delivery".

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For the people of Europe, would the financial benefits of this kind of federation outweigh the perceived erosion of their control over the destinies of their respective nations?

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While opening up two-way control and surrendering the UI to its perceived over-the-top video-providing enemy could change pay-TV as we know it, the trade-off is Google TV compatibility could give 'em the competitive edge they need.

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Kroenke, nicknamed Silent Stan by the fans, has been widely criticized for his lack of public involvement with the club and a perceived unwillingness to spend on big-name players since taking control during the spring of 2011.

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Workers who have control over where, when and how they work are often perceived as less productive.

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Although these made perfect strategic sense, the business unit leaders perceived the shifts as a potential loss of autonomy, power, and control.

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Again, the high-status participants were perceived as much more empathic and attentive toward the laid off workers than were the control group and the high-power managers.

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Control for an individual's testosterone levels and, at least in America, the perceived sexism vanishes.

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These operations could further increase, particularly with new on-site arms control inspection regimes (such as for INF and START) and with Western relaxation during a period of perceived detente.

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