In October an accord was struck on nuclear power, and eight parties accepted a constitutional reform to transfer more powers from federal to regional level.

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These included proposals for the transfer from the federal to the regional level of certain aspects of fiscal, labour and healthcare policies, as well as the thorny task of reaching an agreement on the future of the bilingual electoral constituency of Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde (BHV).

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Crandall later converted and used deregulation to steamroll less nimble competitors with his efficient hub-and-spoke strategy, which feeds regional passengers into a central hub where they can transfer to other American flights.

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