And India, with its deeply rooted film tradition, is home to an enormous pool of skilled professionals.

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Last week, Medicare agreed to expand its skilled nursing care and rehabilitation therapy benefit for some people with chronic disease, including many elderly.

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Nowadays a moderately skilled hacker needs only a couple of minutes to crack its key with an off-the-shelf wireless card.

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On Sunday, Mr. Singh indicated the government could intensify its fight against the rebels who are skilled in jungle warfare and equipped with modern weapons.

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Its revenues are falling, while contracts are coming to an end, with the likelihood that valuable skilled staff will leave.

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However, compared with its task in helping to rebuild Afghanistan, the World Bank said that Iraq had two advantages: a skilled and educated workforce, and huge oil reserves.

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