When sophisticated cyberspies have access to a network for many months, they often take measures to cover their tracks and to conceal what they have stolen.

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Some of the measures we have had to take have been painful for many people.

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Has anyone noticed that our sideline rants for Europe to get its act together involves our urging them to take measures that became so unpopular here and cost many of our politicians up for reelection their jobs.

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Many people in the cities, however, want the authorities to take tough measures in order to improve their quality of life.

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But he is said to be weighing as many as 19 specific measures he could take through unilateral executive action.

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That was more a reference to general economic analysis says if you take measures to increase economic growth by this percentage, it will result in this many jobs.

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Despite much sighing over national sovereignty, many Thais hope the IMF can cut through coalition and bureaucratic bickering and force the government to take the painful measures needed to shore up the financial system and get the economy back on a growth track.

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