Under the framework, reference groups will be required to identify how clinical performance should be measured.

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But the Masons went back to the council with a new application, citing the National Planning Framework and its reference to regenerating redundant farm buildings.

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And Sarbanes-Oxley, thanks to an off-hand reference to requiring companies to deploy a security framework, has caused mountains of paper work and investment for publicly traded companies.

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Mr Sharon's comments were seen as a reference to his Foreign Minister Shimon Peres who has been holding talks with the Palestinian Parliament Speaker Ahmed Queira about the framework for a possible peace deal.

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