The Pentagon says that, in some cases, big single-target bombs can cause even more unintended damage than cluster bombs.

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The rifles used in full bore competitions have a 7.62mm calibre, and are purpose-built single shot target rifles.

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These measures, he says, should enable Ecuador to meet a target of single-digit inflation by the end of the year.

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Last week, France called for the European Central Bank (ECB) to consider setting a target for the single currency - steering it lower when the value became too high.

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If Boeing wants to hit its profitability target, and begin to make low single-digit margins by 2015, it will have to double its learning curve compared to production on the 777.

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"He almost single-handedly came up with the idea that the Fed should set benchmarks to target inflation, rather than tinker with the economy, " says Philip Reny, chair of the Chicago School of Economics.

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Since those economies together make up around one-third of euro-zone GDP, over the next few years the ECB will achieve its overall inflation target of 2% only if the healthier economies within the single-currency area (above all Germany) accept relatively higher inflation.

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