"We are extremely disappointed in the behaviour of this individual, which is in no way representative of the sport of tennis, " the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) said in a statement emailed to CNN.

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Politics and logistics make a comprehensive study of Himalayan glaciers difficult, but if those individual glaciers which have been studied recently are representative, then the glaciers are retreating.

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Looking at financial results of individual markets in which Spotify operates is clearly not representative of the business as a whole.

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My guess is that this may be the difference between what an individual uses and what the organization uses (as reported by a representative of the organization itself).

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If an individual council is unelected, it is easy for others to question how representative it is of the community it claims to serve, whatever the reality of the situation may be.

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