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  • AAPL- has a nice upper wedge set up.

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  • But the ECJ says the amount is not open-ended and member states can set an upper limit.

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  • For supplements, the Institute of Medicine set an upper limit of 2, 000 IUs per day, but some experts think that's too low.

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  • The Australian, however, finally began to get the upper hand as the set progressed and Ferreira missed two easy forehand volleys in the 10th game to lose his serve.

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  • Swallowing enough fortified waters, snack bars and breads could edge consumers toward the upper limits for vitamins set by the U.S.' National Institutes of Health, worries Marion L. Neuhouser, a diet researcher at Seattle's Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

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  • When Petrova took the upper hand, and the first set, fans erupted into applause with each of Oudin's hard-earned points and offered encouragement like "There we go!"

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  • On the upper floor there was damp and a set of stairs which contravened building regulations.

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  • Henman never looked back, breaking in the sixth game of the second set to again gain the upper hand.

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  • The whole 50 Fonts 2 set has a complete alphabet set with lower- and upper-case, plus numbers, punctuation, and extended characters.

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  • Technically, the market looks set to push towards the upper end of the lower range on strength of earnings and the European banking recapitalization promise.

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  • The government will then set a floor price and an upper limit for at least the first three years to avoid excessive price fluctuations.

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  • Most drivers will not notice much performance advantage in the SL 550 from a Mercedes costing half the price, because most drivers never remotely approach the upper limits of acceleration, speed or traction that set it apart.

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  • In the late Heian era (893-1185), when the book is set, the ruling Fujiwara clan of upper-class commoners (to which Murasaki belonged) would send their daughters to court at Kyoto, hoping that one would give birth to a crown prince and ensure their control of the imperial power.

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  • He learned the alphabet, upper and lower case, in two days, compiled his own spelling books, and set about reading the one book in the Tswana language, the Bible.

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  • The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats agreed in their coalition deal to set up a committee to examine proposals for a "wholly or mainly elected upper chamber" - but the issue is seen as one that is driven more by the Lib Dems.

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  • Sant Ambroeus ' first-rate Italian cuisine has made it the Upper East Side favorite of the well-heeled, well-groomed and well-preserved international set.

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