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

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Professor David Warhurst, of the Public Health Laboratory Service malaria reference laboratory, said several groups were working on similar approaches.

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R.1: The knowledge and practices related to the toquilla straw hat are transmitted from one generation to another and provide the bearing communities with a sense of cultural identity and continuity, serving as a reference of social cohesion among different groups living in coastal and Andean regions of Ecuador.

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In some depressed real estate markets, it is rumored that this second-auction scheme has become a cottage industry where folks earn a living by simply joining bid-rigging groups, which they often reference as partnerships or clubs.

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This is the first time that the EU has included a reference to possible military action against states or terrorist groups which acquire such weapons.

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At that time, the Russians didn't mention the texts and made reference only to Mr. Tsarnaev's interest in joining "underground" groups, a term that to U.S. ears could suggest political opposition, Dagestani officials said.

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Although IPCC officials claim the group relies solely on peer-reviewed material for its assessment reports, Laframboise audited the Fourth Assessment and found 21 of the 44 Fourth Assessment chapters contained at least 40 percent non-peer reviewed reference sources, often taking the form of student theses and advocacy papers published by environmental activist groups.

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