• Our best understanding of physics so far, called the Standard Model, suggests that the complicated cascades of decay of D-mesons into other particles should be very nearly the same - within less than 0.1% - as a similar chain of antimatter decays.

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  • But it could be there was less resistance within the leadership to a deal than might have been supposed.

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  • As Mr Hickey points out, a factory that Sealed Air opened in Mexico was expected to be far less productive than one in America, but within four years had caught up.

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  • By investing in a company at the seed stage that is planning an exit within the 18- to 24-month timeframe, the return may be less than what appeals to the average institutional technology start-up investor.

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  • Arguably in violation of the legally binding decision she had herself crafted, Livni, together with Sharon, claimed that national security considerations overrode the stipulations of the decision and therefore Sharon was within his rights to order that the expulsions be carried out in one operation that lasted a less than a week.

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  • Moreover, the chancellor's obsession with means-tested state pensions has undermined the incentive to save for retirement and the skewing of the tax-benefit system against marriage has been greatly exacerbated, despite overwhelming evidence that young people brought up within married couple families tend to be more successful and less likely to be involved in criminal activities than those who are not.

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  • He must be quick: flies usually bite within 10 seconds of skin contact and despite their tiny size - less than a millimetre - they are ferocious.

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  • Like most complexities within the United States tax code, the alleged positives tend to be less efficient or less certain to realize than some of the obvious negative consequences.

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  • At question time on 27 January 2010, he said that, within limits, the government considered bonuses to be a matter for shareholders but they appeared to have been "less than fully engaged in the matter".

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  • People who lived within walking distance of shops--less than a half-mile--were 7% less likely to be obese than their counterparts who had to drive.

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