But the four-year Scottish honours degree is likely to remain the norm - if only because there isn't enough time for more radical reform.

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The wireless industry says the Wise Media case isn't the norm and mobile carriers are closely vetting third-party vendors who offer services for ringtones and other products and then have charges placed on consumers' mobile bills.

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The extra voltage delivered to speakers by this generation of component hasn't been especially wild -- just a couple of volts above the industry norm of around 3V.

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If it's going to be a sunny day and if there's no swing about you need something out of the norm and I'm sure the Australian batsmen wouldn't want to face an on-song Steve Harmison.

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