It outlines the functions of the observers, and the tasks and responsibilities of the Syrian government, according to Annan.

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However there are five functions in Outlook: Contacts, Calendar, Notes, Tasks and Email.

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That will be the most basic model, doing the computing and word processing tasks of today's PCs as well as such functions as accessing the Internet.

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Accountability refers to processes or mechanisms whereby the performance of tasks or functions carried out by an individual or institution are subject to oversight or scrutiny by appropriate authorities and relevant stakeholders.

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The report concluded that many ministers were engaged in tasks better carried out by officials, and that parliamentary aides - known as parliamentary private secretaries - performed "few functions of real value".

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The pattern began in the 1950s, when hugely expensive mainframe computers were first used to save correspondingly huge sums in information-intensive functions in the financial-services industry, then in accounting, payroll and inventory-control tasks in other big organisations.

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