Less than three hours of use on a single charge is still the norm.

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Former Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon announced in 2008 that single rooms would become the norm in Scotland for new and refurbished hospitals.

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As a single professional woman, the social norm that a husband should be the primary breadwinner for a family presents some real concerns.

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Fall short, and the era in which majority single-party governments were the Canadian norm will unarguably have ended.

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The social stigma of illegitimacy has disappeared, and single parent families are considered part of the norm.

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Single-digit percentage allocations to charitable gifts are more the norm.

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In many European markets, mid-single digit year-on-year voice minute declines are becoming the norm.

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