After forming groups and signing a statement of commitment, learners who have enrolled for basic primary education follow the course for one academic year.

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Mr. Bush did not, however, issue a so-called signing statement, a kind of comment he has used often to highlight his objections to a certain elements of bills he's signed.

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In 2006, Mr. Markey joined 54 other Catholic Democrats in the House in signing a "Catholic Statement of Principles, " reserving the right to disagree with the Catholic Church on important issues like abortion.

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On Wednesday the US joined the other four permanent members of the Security Council in signing a statement calling for a nuclear-free Middle East and urging Israel, Pakistan and India to accede to the NPT as non-nuclear states.

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In recent months, Beijing has displayed willingness to work with Washington to apply pressure, from signing on to UN sanctions to issuing a statement with Secretary of State John Kerry last month urging North Korea to abandon its nuclear programs.

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Jones constantly stresses he never talks about signing a player until the deal is done but Cardiff took the unusual step of releasing a statement amid growing speculation that Bellamy will sign a six-month loan deal and be made Bluebirds captain.

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"The pipeline will be developed through Kenyan territory and will be built and owned by South Sudan, " said a statement from the Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who was in Juba for the signing of the deal late on Tuesday.

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