"The single largest driver of these alarming increases in obesity is sugary drinks, which have grown in size, " the statement said.

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The Philippine ministry statement put the size of the group at 200 but indicated permanent residents of Sabah could be among the group.

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Is that incorrect, that statement about the size of the debt?

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So, this statement that the US manufacturing sector should be three times the size that it is.

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In a statement issued in London, Mr Borodin said he was shocked at the size of the bail-out, and claimed that VTB's takeover of the bank was politically motivated.

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"With a company of Google's size, almost any penalty can be dismissed as insufficient, " commissioners wrote in their statement accompanying the agreement.

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What matters, rather, is the "quality and solidity" of the financial sector and its size in relation to the euro area as a whole, the government argued in a statement.

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Sprint, for its part, has already weighed in on the news with an official statement ( via PhoneScoop) that points to regulatory concerns of the combined company becoming almost three times the size of Sprint.

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