But the newly-elected Prime Minister Viktor Orban decided not to renew the standby facility last year.

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Extra ambulance staff are on standby this New Year's Eve after paramedics saw numbers of callouts increase during this Christmas compared with last year.

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The trust had extra staff on standby for New Year's Eve after figures for late December and the Christmas period also showed an increase in demand compared with 2011.

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Leading the pack in search of Asian eyeballs is Yahoo, the old Net standby (if you can call a six-year company "old").

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The triple strike was a fine advertisement of Lewis's prowess just days after he was put on standby for England's tour of South Africa later this year.

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According to a study conducted by Joseph Romm of the Center for Energy and Climate Solutions, the Sure Power system reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 46 percent a year compared to emissions of traditional uninterruptible power supplies and their standby diesel generators.

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Another standby of 20th Century management thinking sustainable competitive advantage also had a rough time during the year.

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Only after a year, will Windows 8-based, super-thin, touch-based with 10 hour connected standby devices have been in the market long enough to get a sense of how buyers will react.

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