The bill is designed to end the double-, triple-, and quadruple-dipping that is common practice in the asbestos litigation industry.

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Common practice is to aggregate all of the data into attributes that provide a static profile of customers.

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As is common practice, the Chinese were given a courtesy heads-up that this action would be taken.

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In April, watchdog group Transparency International concluded in a report that revenue transparency for the international oil business is possible but not yet a common practice.

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As for political reform, this is more likely to be decided in the courts: Brazil's elected officials are still waiting to see how much bite there is in a ruling by the Supreme Court that prohibits the common practice of switching parties straight after an election.

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