There had been fears that Mr Bush would reject a UN-sponsored programme just as America has refused to ratify the Kyoto protocol whereby leading countries pledge to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions at least 5% below 1990 levels.

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After a period in a refugee camp in Austria, the two of them were able to apply for a US-sponsored refugee programme.

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He wrote his degree thesis on the history of Christianity and is best known as the minister who, in the most recent centre-left government, sponsored a programme of economic liberalisation.

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To address this, the Gates Foundation has sponsored a programme called Women Accessing Realigned Markets (Warm), which uses community theatre to overcome the challenge of illiteracy and vocalise the issues they face.

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FDA, Medicare (America's government-sponsored health-care programme for people aged 65 or older) refused to pay for the scans.

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Future Earth will have a new global governance body and secretariat, building on the strengths of the existing core global environmental change programme, which are co-sponsored by ICSU and other members of the Alliance.

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David Trimble and Seamus Mallon said Bills sponsored by the DUP would be included in the programme, provided the detailed proposals of ministers were approved by the executive committee.

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