"This partnership agreement for the use of expandable habitats represents a step forward in cutting-edge technology that can allow humans to thrive in space safely and affordably, and heralds important progress in U.S. commercial space innovation, " NASA deputy chief Lori Garver said in a statement.

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Will he, like so many chief executives before him, take his cost-cutting measures one step too far?

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It makes -- it is a first step towards dealing with cutting back on the spending that goes on in the tax code.

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If the leak is accurate, Bay Trail for tablets isn't expected until early 2014, by which point 22-nanometer Atoms will be a step behind the cutting edge.

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But Mr Johnson took the unprecedented step of directing it to move towards a consultation on cost-cutting measures.

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The world's largest drug firm's new chief executive, JeffreyKindlerJeffrey Kindler, has said he wants to "transform" the company and took the unprecedented step of cutting some 2, 000 jobs from the drug giant's 10, 000-strong U.S. sales force.

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Speaking earlier at the summit, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he believed an agreement was in sight, with recent moves by some countries a positive step to cutting emissions.

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