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1 Its reluctance is largely a result of the strict financial regime imposed by the government as part of its general campaign to improve efficiency in the public sector and under which all rail improvements have to demonstrate an 8% return on the capital before approval is granted .
2 But on many meat and spreadable fish products manufacturers have to declare the amount of meat or fish as a percentage of the total product weight .
3 Sometimes the switch contacts happen to bounce an even number of times , say 2 or 4 , and this achieves the same result as having no bounce at all !
4 While reported AIDS cases continue to double every six months , approaching epidemic proportions , and while research funds are urgently needed for real
5 The requirements relate very closely to the due diligence provisions as contained in the Food Safety Act 1990 and in effect employers have to identify the potential hazards within their business , ensuring that through training , these can then be eliminated or minimised .
6 Aid policies fail to help the poor
7 ‘ Diesel car drivers tend to have an ideal profile for insurance companies , ’ says Rod Alcorn , the motivating force behind the launch of the new policy .
8 Heavier weight synthetics tend to use a double layer of wadding with the outer layer quilted to the shell and the inner to the lining .
9 Surrey trainers hope to hold an In-Depth Study Day on Medau in March , to encourage interest in the Training Scheme and in the Society 's affairs in general .
10 Opposition parties continue to accuse the ruling PS of suppression of dissent , in particular by restricting access to the media and by an unfair electoral law .
11 In practice processions appear to have a favoured place providing there is no actual obstruction , that they are peaceful and that police directions are observed ( see Hirst v. Chief Constable of West Yorks ( C.A. , 1986 ) ) .
12 Ash , Rector of the Imperial College of Science , Technology and Medicine , is an engineer and ‘ graceful degradation ’ is the term engineers use to describe the slow , bit-by-bit , collapse of a system .
13 3.8 In practice judges tend to use the expression " pain and suffering " without distinguishing clearly between the two elements .
14 It is a familiar , yet penetrating , criticism of free market economies that the imperatives companies face to satisfy the adolescent greed of the financial markets and the escalating expectations of shareholders — or else prepare for predators — has diminished the scope of strategic planning to buffing up the next set of interims .
15 Within this environment , aircraft maintenance organisations strive to improve the productivity of their tradeforce and reduce aircraft spare parts held .
16 In fact , many Club guests choose to take the full trips package at the very start of their holiday , which means they know that certain nights out and meals are already catered for — and you 'll be amazed how much that can save you on the food and drinks bill .
17 To determine whether the dark patches on the computer map mean weeds , trees or crops , aid workers have to visit the spot .
18 Safety rule regulations have to have a hat on your head .
19 Crime surveys attempt to bypass the problems of police statistics noted above , by asking a sample of respondents about their experiences of crime , both reported and unreported , to obtain a more accurate picture of crime levels .
20 The RYRs identified in neurons and sea urchin eggs seem to resemble the cardiac RYR2 .
21 The alternative fan networks continue to provide an articulate and powerful voice for supporters .
22 There are so many on the market that many horse owners tend to use the cheapest supplement they can find , but this may not be the best .
23 Cremation urns tend to have a greater volume than those accompanying inhumations predominantly in southern England .
24 Discussions with data owners need to address the issue of access .
25 ‘ We 've included the UK on the short list , at this stage , ’ said Klepner , ‘ because Mark says that when the task force teams come to prepare the comparative cost studies in detail they will find that the economics of manufacturing certain new products will almost certainly favour production in the UK .
26 Will Opposition Members try to persuade the welfare rights organisations in their constituencies to behave responsibly ?
27 In contrast , case study materials aim to capture a real lesson as it happens in normal classroom conditions ( although it is never entirely normal to have a camera pointing at you while you go about your daily business . )
28 Beefeater menus change to match the season , so here 's a preview of some of the special dishes and wines we 'll be featuring from June 10th alongside traditional favourites .
29 High average wind speeds tend to stunt the upward growth of plants and encourage the lateral growth of dwarf forms , e.g. of Calluna vulgaris or Juniperus communis , though prostrate forms of the former are not encountered as frequently as expected on exposed mountain plateaux .
30 Only much later did riot police intervene to disperse the protesters .
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