Late last year the National Bureau of Statistics asked rural hukou holders in the north-eastern province of Jilin whether they wanted to switch to urban status.

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Unfortunately for him, a poor finish dragged into the new season, with a switch to professional status just before the opening game bringing with it inevitable teething problems.

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But it is not clear whether regulators at the Food and Drug Administration can legally switch a drug's prescription status against the wishes of its manufacturer.

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If first-tier status is not met, the Rams lease would switch to year-to-year terms a decade ahead of schedule and the team would have the option to leave St.

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In monopolistic cases, according to Almunia, the commission must consider barriers to entry to competitors, whether a company can use its dominant position to affect the status of other companies, and the ease of consumers to switch between services.

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