"We're looking for concrete steps. And we take it as a positive sign that they've agreed in principle to take a couple of significant steps the opening of the Qom facility, and then working out a procedure for having their low-enriched uranium re-processed in another country.

VOA: standard.2009.10.24

James Toseland also felt the force of gravity down under, ditching his own YZR-M1 halfway through an otherwise positive opening session.

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France were far from convincing as they recovered from a positive opening from the visitors for Beauxis to break the century mark in test points.

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After opening in positive territory, the stock dropped more than 1% before making its way back above its opening price.

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