• This promotes linguistic diversification, probably at a rate much greater than Dr Nichols's estimate of 5, 000-8, 000 years per stock. (Her figures are based on data from well-settled areas.) Once the new land's carrying capacity has been reached, however, the growth of one group often comes at the expense of others.

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  • "It's a pity that George can't make the game - he had been bowling really well and settled in superbly to international cricket, " said Simmons.

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  • The idea hasn't settled well with the 40, 000-member Connecticut Education Association, the state's largest teachers union.

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  • They settled on Paul Smith, a well-respected appellate litigator with very little experience in gay-rights litigation.

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  • Last week, Lexmark's gentlemanly chairman (and until May, its well-paid CEO), Marvin L. Mann, settled down with the Digital Tool in the stately lobby of San Francisco's Mandarin Hotel for a chat.

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  • England settled quickly and the excellent Tom Huddlestone saw a well-struck 20-yard shot saved by Rensing.

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  • That threat to consumer privacy unleashed a storm of protest against the company, as well as a Federal Trade Commission investigation and a class-action lawsuit, which was settled only in 2002 when DoubleClick agreed to make user data anonymous.

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  • Nigel Reo-Coker was duly drafted into the starting line-up but the hosts were immediately on the back foot as Everton settled well and threatened menacingly down the left through Leighton Baines.

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  • Robson came under pressure on serve early on but settled well in the second set and tested Jankovic before the Serb sealed a 6-3 7-6 (7-5) victory.

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  • President Bill Clinton has settled on William Kennard as his choice to become the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, well-placed administration officials tell CNN.

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  • It's well settled that the government doesn't have to provide "actual" (that is, in-person) notice to property owners in tax foreclosures, but it does have to provide notice "reasonably calculated" to let them know about the foreclosure.

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