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The new ruling, passed June 3, gives Brazilian government owned power company Eletrobras (EBR), along with national and international equipment partners, the ability to buy capital goods, building materials, infrastructure materials and nuclear industry specific technologies for use in energy generation without having to pay the IPI, or industrial production tax, nor tariffs on imported goods.
FORBES: Brazil's Senate OKs Tax Breaks for Nuclear Power
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The rate guarantee language has been removed from all marketing materials including the state-specific booklets and rate sheets.
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They shared their aspirations with me, and I was excited to hear about specific fields they were interested in like materials engineering and environmental design.
WHITEHOUSE: Girls Scouting Science: A Roundtable Discussion
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We have the opportunity, as individual nations, to take specific and concrete actions to secure the nuclear materials in our countries and to prevent illicit trafficking and smuggling.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama at Opening Plenary of Nuclear Security Summit | The White House
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It is also important to make sure that operators of Explosive Detection Systems (EDS) and Trace Detection Systems (TDS) learn to identify specific X-ray transmission properties of the materials they are called upon to identify.
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Biological materials themselves are not usually magnetic, but they are often chemically specific.
ECONOMIST: Labs on a chip
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Each Digs Estimate includes specific breakdowns of labor costs (such as demolition, backsplash and cabinet installation) and materials (such as countertops and appliances).
WSJ: Home-Design Help��At What Cost?
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One of China Development Bank's specific tasks is to try to alleviate and, where possible, eliminate bottlenecks in supplies of raw materials or land for China's economy.
BBC: China banks lend more than World Bank - report
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The eco-rating system assesses 15 specific criteria drawn from five general categories of sustainability attributes - attributes include the usage of environmentally preferable materials, minimization of hazardous substances, energy efficiency, responsible end-of-life treatment and environmentally-responsible manufacturing.
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