In America, where voters are terrifically rude about Congress in the abstract, individual congressmen and senators still enjoy considerable fawning and swan about in cars with special number plates.
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Under Mr Simons' scheme, which is being implemented in Nigeria and Ghana, a scratch-off panel on the packaging reveals a code which can be texted to a special number to verify that the drugs are genuine.
For businesses and everyone else, I give out a special Google Voice number.
And a special NSPCC helpline number was set up as part of the investigation for UK children to report the men.
In 1944 Paul Tibbets was told about the Manhattan Project and ordered to pick a crew for what was called special bombing mission number 13.
Each state delegation leader is provided with a special identification or pin number allowing only him or her to access the a special intranet site for delegates.
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Flight HUD is Recon's first special project whereby a certain number of pre-orders will unlock a special production.
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Mr Underhill also said there would be a considerable increase in the number of special constables.
There is no upper limit on the number of special visas the government can grant.
Police and Crime Commissioner Martyn Underhill has pledged to increase the number of special constables.
Anyway, there is no limit to the number of special sessions the governor can call.
The short answer seems to be that a number of special interests have come together to urge ratification.
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They wanted to rely on a small number of special forces on the ground and their massive air superiority.
The Tories say they would fund a big increase in the number of special units for disruptive children, which they call "turnaround schools".
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David Cameron has already broken his promise to limit the number of special advisers: now it seems he wants even more of them.
He denuded Downing Street of capacity, ceded power to civil servants (who run Mr Cameron's policy unit) and limited the number of special advisers.
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While the number of special dividends has increased, fears that higher tax rates will fundamentally change how companies will deploy capital to shareholders still appear to be overblown.
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California corporations pay a lot less than the actual tax rate due to a number of special tax breaks that wormed their way through he state legislature over the years.
The consequences are an extraordinarily large number of special dividend declarations, the early payment of typical first-quarter dividends, and the future adverse impact on dividend growth rates for certain companies.
These eggs can be modified with a large number of special items that drop for the event, and allow players to custom build a special courier that will hatch after the event ends.
But the clever hunter may also set a trap, such as a letter to the fugitive's family from some bogus organisation promising to erase the charges if the defendant calls a special toll-free number.
Figures for police community support officers fell by 1, 070 to 14, 411 - or 6.9% - in a year, while the number of special constables, who are volunteers, saw a 1.3% drop by 248 to 19, 159.
At first, the Strand-1 satellite will be controlled by a standard onboard computer, but in phase two of the mission, a Google Nexus phone will take the reins - equipped with a number of special apps.
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He said unless there was legislation to curb the number of special advisers and give legal force to the rules governing their conduct, the issue would continue to "fester" damaging both the government and the civil service.
We've got a number of other special guests that I just want to acknowledge.
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The number of approved special severance payments in NHS Trusts is coming down.
The number eight has special significance in Chinese culture, and the hundreds of delicate 8s etched into the back cover suggest fortune and luck.
These special watches, with case number engraved on the inside case back, were sold by Asprey, the official Rolex retailer in the Arab world.
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