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1 A Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesman on Dec. 2 denied the latest allegations , stressing that " Pakistan 's nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes " , but added that " in the evolution of this programme Pakistan has acquired some technical capabilities " .
2 Ryan had come along just a few weeks after they took the braces off her teeth and the tits started to look like something ; in those few weeks Jo had had more attention from boys than she could handle .
3 It is usually accepted that such milestones were measured from civitas capitals or cities , suggesting that by the AD 270s Water Newton had achieved this rank and was responsible for the local government of its hinterland .
4 In masochism the energy is directed on to the ego , not an object , where the ego is itself libidinized as in narcissism. rn this way Freud had moved some way to producing a new synthesis of the three dichotomies : ego instincts , and sexual instincts ; ego and object choices within one set of instincts only , the sexual instincts ; and , finally , the life instincts ( sexual ) and the death instincts .
5 This year Scotland have won all their home games , against Wales , Ireland and Fiji , scoring nearly 100 points in a style brimful of colour and movement .
6 By this time Cecilia had forgotten all about not pushing past the bear to press the button and get out .
7 and it refused it , and it should , the woman did n't obviously did n't know what to do , she was as embarrassed as had to get the manager so by this time Brian has packed all his bags up
8 At this stage Cliftonville had shown little menace in the last third of the pitch , but they rocked the Blues by taking the lead two minutes before half-time .
9 In this connection Hughes has described some work by Lawrence and Lorsch ( Hughes et al.
10 SECOND division BEDFORD have appointed former Bristol and England flanker Mike Rafter as their new coach after parting company with New Zealander Ian Snook , coach for the past three years , Snook is now expected to join Old Wesley in Dublin .
11 In the early days Diana had had some guidance from Sir Richard Attenborough .
12 In September 1991 President Mitterrand had announced that production would be reduced from 120 to 30 missiles .
13 It is the second time Basingstoke have won this competition , which has been dominated by Havant .
14 The move , a cost-cutting measure Pick has employed several times in the past , halves the company to 30 or so , leaving Pick with its development core and about five salespeople .
15 The move , a cost-cutting measure Pick has employed several times in the past , halves the company to thirtysomething , leaving Pick with its development core and about five sales people .
16 I was furious , and said the guy had certainly not caddied for Cotton when he won , and that in his later years Cotton had had several caddies .
17 From here to the final stages it was all uphill , and with six furlongs left St Denis had had enough , so Achilles took up the running until the runners came into the straight .
18 It was the first time that night Bob had displayed any real emotion .
19 Good job Tom had got all the horses in , though .
20 As regards the claim in respect of additional lighting , he said that Wimpy International v Warland had decided that lighting that did no more than provide general illumination was not plant , as it was not used for carrying on the business .
21 All I had to think about for 5 months had been which was the best brand of nappies or how many poos Danielle had done that day .
22 For a long time Laura had nurtured this dream , but Bernard well knew that selling products in your own shop at the same time as supplying other retailers was a risky undertaking ; the latter regarded it as unfair competition .
23 Through his work with the Technical Advisory Committee Peter has done much to raise our standing with Government and the media , a task that he will continue to fulfil in his new role .
24 In ten days Nutty had lost another eight pounds .
25 It is the sixth time England has achieved this particular double .
26 He said that during the first interview Hepburn had denied any involvement , but when seen again 40 minutes later ‘ frankly said that he was responsible for the assaults on both girls ’ .
27 In the past five years BT has replaced some 47,000 of them by glass kiosks which are supposed to provide ‘ better lighting ’ and a ‘ smell-free environment ’ .
28 On 1 September 1934 he hit five goals against Cardiff City and only Peter Simpson has bettered that in a single match for us .
29 This was the first time Panama had attended such a meeting as a full participant , its President Guillermo Endara Galimany guaranteeing Panama 's future active , if " gradual " , participation in the process of Central American integration .
30 They were neglectful and inattentive to their duties : several times Fedorov had reported such failings to his superiors , but to his surprise had been ignored or abused instead of thanked .
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