Now he wanted an apology even though he had defended his own blistering attacks last spring on his primary rivals as a standard part of grown-up politics.

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Thee CFTC also said it would adopt the LEI standard which it is launched, now scheduled for the spring of 2013.

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And if you want a new CD player, why spring for a new format when DVD is likely to become the standard?

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It is hoped the entire court system will go digital by next spring, with secure electronic transfer of files between relevant parties becoming standard practice.

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The Tokyo Stock Exchange has agreed to use the new standard for corporate actions with the Japan Securities Depository Center (JASDEC) beginning in the spring of 2014.

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It was not until the spring of 2012 that the territory was deemed by the OECD to have "substantially implemented the internationally agreed tax standard".

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