Some live in sub-standard conditions not often associated with the gleaming epicenters of Asian capitalism.
Today's Internet-enabled set is either a bog-standard television or a sub-standard Web browser, but not both.
And boxes of Havanas are now packed off with a mixture of shades and containing sub-standard cigars.
An IPCC spokesman said the investigation was examining claims he conducted sub-standard work and lied about his qualifications.
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The report into her case highlighted a number of areas where the work of agencies involved were sub-standard.
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Those companies who no longer innovate, die and those companies who accept the sub-standard norm will also die.
"For him to call Malawian football sub-standard shows he is a stranger here, " Chibowa angrily told BBC Sport.
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One of the companies allegedly responsible for making the sub-standard drugs saw their CEO earn a place behind bars.
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But a new report from an unannounced inspection team carried out by the CQC found evidence of sub-standard care.
The BBC's Orla Guerin in Islamabad says the sale of sub-standard and expired medicine is a common problem in Pakistan.
Health Secretary Frank Dobson has unveiled proposals for an independent body to protect patients from sub-standard care in the private sector.
The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) reported a "biological issue caused by sub-standard feed" had affected its stocks in the last quarter.
The Daily Express describes youth unemployment as a national emergency with many jobless young people let down by "sub-standard schooling".
Fires caused by short circuits and sub-standard electrical wiring are common in Bangladeshi garment factories, which often have inadequate fire escapes.
Concerns raised included over-development of the site, a need for a pedestrian crossing and that the road network is already "sub-standard".
The batch, produced by the Tanzania Pharmaceutical Industry (TPI), was immediately recalled and subjected to further testing, which revealed that it was sub-standard.
Sri Lanka's chances of overhauling England were not helped by the sub-standard surface in Colombo, where they were reduced to 56-7 after 20 overs.
The CCK said "sub-standard components" were often used which had not been put through safety checks and might emit higher than recommended radiation levels.
However, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has warned that if the problem is not sorted soon, a sub-standard pitch could damage England's 2018 World Cup bid.
Mr Neale is accused of performing operations without consent, sub-standard surgery, unnecessary procedures and failing to inform his patients' GPs of complications following surgery he performed.
Studies showed that the sub-standard silicone used posed no serious long-term threats to health, but the PIP products were up to twice as likely to burst as other implants.
"Sadly the coroner, delivering a verdict of misadventure, has found evidence of sub-standard care which has played a significant part in baby Ethan's death, " Mr Antrobus told BBC News.
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Therefore, fuel buyers that rely on manual processes, spreadsheets, and sub-standard industry practices risk buying a load of fuel on the high end of a price swing every other day.
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At issue were assured emergency-room access, fuller information from doctors, easier access to clinical tests of new drugs, and, most controversial of all, the right to sue health insurers for sub-standard treatment.
"They should not have to recuperate in sub-standard housing, nor should they be expected to tackle mountains of paperwork and bureaucratic processes in this difficult period for themselves and their families, " Gates said.
However, last month, in a dressing-down broadcast on TV, the Russian leader rebuked Mr Govorun for failing to deliver on his election promises to help people living in sub-standard housing in the regions.
Although the victory ensured England escaped an unprecedented 7-0 series drubbing, another sub-standard batting performance - Strauss and Denly excepted - gave them little cause for optimism ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy, which starts on Tuesday.
The panel expresses concern over the continued sale of potentially harmful drugs in India years after such products were banned or withdrawn in developed countries and the prevalence of "sub-standard" - 7-8% of total sales - in the market.
Kim Kyong Lim, chief executive of Korea Exchange Bank, the main lender to Hyundai, argues that this should be no problem, since the bank's sub-standard loans stood at less than 18% of its portfolio at the end of June.
In an interview with Forbes.com following his talk, Cooper said that he had used an iPhone for a few weeks before handing it off to his grandson, saying that he couldn't navigate its contacts and that its shape and cell service made it a sub-standard phone.
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