The researchers say that the full-scale version of the trial, now drawing to a close, seems to confirm these results.

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Since the series nearly fizzled with 2006's third entry, "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, " Universal has consistently upped the budget and the scale of the auto racing stunts in each movie, drawing larger audiences along the way.

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But to demonstrate that the EU is united in condemning the scale of Russia's reaction to Saakashvili's military action in South Ossetia and its re-drawing of the regional boundaries by force, the EU has promised Georgia strong economic and political support.

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