Hitherto some had marked the end of a two-year preparatory period, spelt out by the PA prime minister, Salam Fayyad, who set August 26th this year as the date for completion.

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The medium of instruction being in Czech for most courses (certain courses are conducted in English), the beneficiaries of these fellowships are required to pursue a one-year preparatory Czech language course.

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This year's summit begins with preparatory meetings starting Tuesday involving government ministers.

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The 38-year-old is due to attend a preparatory hearing at the Military Court Centre in Bulford, Wiltshire, on 1 May.

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The President also invited UNESCO to contribute to preparatory meetings for the 2013 debates, one of which was scheduled for Doha later this year.

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Last year, for the first time anyone could remember, Dalton, another member of the Ivy Preparatory School League, failed to send a single student to Harvard.

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Last year's survey found that figure had risen to an average of 173 hours, including preparatory work such as reading board papers and travelling back and forth to meetings.

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