What are the implications of giving providers of life and health insurance routine access to the results of such tests?

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Since 1984, he has looked after Polish pilgrims visiting the Vatican, a job that gave him routine access to the pope's household.

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In particular, the Home Office which was criticised for giving "apparently contradictory reasons" for not allowing the OFT routine access to the information contained in the police national computer and the Criminal Records Bureau.

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For instance, it is hard to charge for access to routine news stories if a rival is providing access to them for free.

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"The Earth's hot deserts -- such as the Sahara, the Gobi, the Sonoran and the Lut -- are climatically harsh and so remote that access for routine measurements and maintenance of a weather station is impractical, " said David Mildrexler, lead author of a recent study that used NASA satellites to detect the Earth's hottest surface temperatures.

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Like competing no-frills cards, Discover it strips away many routine service charges and guarantees live access to American-based customer support agents.

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Of those that did not carry out routine checks, some said they did not have access to child protection plans, while others said data protection laws did not allow staff to carry out checks.

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Patients with insurance, the theory went, would have better access to internists, family practitioners, and pediatricians, lessening their reliance on emergency rooms for routine care.

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As Chicago prepares to replace its aging sewer and water systems, and routine construction continues on roads and public spaces, the city now wants to grant low or no cost access for private companies to expand networks right along side that construction.

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