Avoiding that was the main object of Mr Rumsfeld's trip this week.

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As controlling shareholders, the Barclay brothers are unlikely to agree to sell the Daily Telegraph, the main object of their bid, and may well keep the Spectator, the Chicago Sun-Times and the Jerusalem Post.

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The main object of the international force is to end the violence, by disarming militias on both sides and guarding against attacks from across the border in West Timor, where malcontents are reported to have been gathering.

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"A 5mm (0.2 inches) particle striking a large solar array is likely to have a very little long-lasting effect, but such an object hitting the main body of a satellite could cause a vital component to fail, " he said.

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Abell says the best estimates now are that the Russian object was initially a rocky silicate asteroid that almost certainly originated from the main asteroid belt.

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Many EU countries can object to an FTT, since the bank levy is the main bank contribution to bailout costs.

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