Mr Beazley had gone into the vote buoyed by an opinion poll showing Labor 12 percentage points ahead of the government after the distribution of second-preference votes.

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The ministry would also like to oversee a wider distribution of genes from the small percentage of British rams that are resistant to scrapie, a sheep disease similar to bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad-cow disease as it is more commonly known.

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Also crucial are food production and distribution, with an eye toward not letting the percentage of land disturbance worldwide -- currently 43% -- surpass 50%.

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However, when you're allocating profits or losses, or making a cash distribution, you'll want to calculate each member's share as a percentage of the amount he or she has contributed to date.

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