For these reasons and others, some foreign firms have already demonstrated positive behavioral and procedural change.

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Airlines would need to keep scales at ticketing counters and weigh customers at check-in, a procedural change that would require extra time and personnel, likely causing delays.

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Now Fernan wants to create more courts and change procedural rules that encourage delays.

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There is talk of trying to persuade the Irish to hold another vote, or of introducing the new arrangements via procedural reforms short of formal treaty change.

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Samsung's claim against Apple always has been that Apple's patents should be revoked, and the new procedural aspect of the claim does not change that in any way.

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