If, the argument goes on, you take concern for everyone's liberty seriously, you will treat the proper scale of government as a matter of circumstance, not principle.

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Some also expressed concern that not all students will have the necessary skills to take the exam on computer, and the new GED test won't be offered on paper.

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If it is true, as the whispers in Ankara suggest, that a three-sided coalition led by Mr Ecevit might delay the election supposed to take place by April, and hang on to power beyond 1999, that concern may well deepen.

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Brian Mattes, principal and director of government relations at Vanguard, says members of Congress are getting plenty of letters expressing concern about the size of the federal deficit, but no requests to take action on capital gains or dividend taxes.

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These problems have naturally led to speculation that the SNB might be tempted to take action once again, especially as Thomas Jordan, its vice-president, recently expressed concern on the issue.

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My take: While this is likely an investor concern, it would presumably have more of an impact on industrial metals, such as copper, as opposed to precious metals, such as gold.

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The BBC's Imogen Foulkes in Geneva says it is a concern that the UN hopes participants at an international conference on Afghanistan, due to take place in The Hague next week, will address.

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There has been deep concern in the US Congress about the length of time it might take to provide commercial alternatives, leaving America reliant on Russian Soyuz vehicles until perhaps the latter part of this decade.

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