Further, he is reputed to be a micromanager and with a scandal whose roots go back several years, it is unlikely that he was unaware of the hacking or the fact that his team, the government and the police were in cahoots.

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In fact, all social roles seem to have roots in the family, and several are magnified at work: A supportive coworker becomes the office mom, competing associates begin to act out sibling rivalries, and a leader may play the part of workplace patriarch.

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He said it seemed to have "very deep roots" and means of recruitment in several urban centers, including Istanbul, Ankara and possibly the coastal city of Izmir.

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Then, carefully work apart several of the fat rhizomes and their roots.

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The live-blogging phenomenon actually pre-dates CoverItLive by several years, and probably has its roots among the team of sports obsessives of CricInfo, who first provided ball-by-ball coverage of cricket matches in the mid-1990s.

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Worldwide, this 56-year old association with it roots in France has a collection of 480 hotels and gourmet restaurants--several Michelin-starred--in 58 countries.

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Ms Merkel appeared several times on the campaign trail with Mr McAllister, who has played heavily on his Scottish roots.

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Several historians, when confronted with the question, speculated that the basketball bracket could have its roots in another organizational art form: the family tree.

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