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1 By running the definitional overlap program on some sample text using definitions extracted from both dictionaries , an objective comparison could be made .
2 Using money borrowed from Western banks , Ceauşescu embarked on building an oil-refining capacity three times greater than Romania 's domestic production of oil .
3 The Court was given the responsibility of handling cases arising from all three Community treaties or from disputes between members .
4 Reductions in wages and employment had provoked acts ranging from isolated arson and cattle maiming to collective wage riots .
5 The Pru plans to keep publishing the restated figures as supplementary information , but Mr Lawrence says that even if the accruals method becomes an accepted format , the Pru will continue to report surpluses released from long-term funds , as it currently does .
6 We also sell products made from recycled material or in packaging made from recycled material and are planning to do a lot more .
7 US recycling of aluminium drinks cans rose from 60.8 per cent in 1989 to 63.6 per cent in 1990 , with a value of approximately $900 million to used can collectors .
8 In this article I look at differences between the way girls and boys talk about television , using data collected from single-sex groups of seven and nine year olds in a suburban state primary school with a predominantly White and middle-class catchment .
9 Begun in 1984 , the scope of the study is international , using data collected from three car-producing corporations in the United States , nine in Western Europe and eight in Japan .
10 I do n't think fear comes from old aunts telling horror stories , I think it comes from women who 've had babies recently .
11 It is not primarily intended as a program in which to create bitmaps , but rather to touch up and enhance images acquired from other sources , which includes a quite powerful scanning facility .
12 With wickets falling at the other end Williamson ( 86 not out ) helped Boldon recover from 41–4 to a more respectable 158 .
13 Transcripts of conversation reveal that involved parties switch from one control tactic to another , and that different tactics effectively counter one another .
14 You can also buy savings stamps from some sub-post offices .
15 This book contains words collected from many sources , ranging from the Dictionarium Rusticum ( 1681 ) to the Cyclopaedia of Agriculture ( 1863 ) , and runs to some 220 pages .
16 The centre has three different-sized lecture rooms , with seating capacity ranging from 8–20 people [ depending on lay out ] and a syndicate room .
17 Tobacco and automobile taxes were raised , and the lower rate of value added tax increased from 10 to 12@1/2 per cent , but the higher VAT rate was reduced from 23 to 21 per cent , to bring Irish rates closer to those in other European Community countries .
18 However , climbing sports differ from true climbers in that invariably they do not bloom until the second year wood , and then only on side shoots , and seldom repeat much after the first burst of bloom during June .
19 Generally the staves forming the bucket have constant height and thickness , but vary considerably in their width ; an example from grave 60 Petersfinger ( Wiltshire ) has staves varying from 2 to 5 cm wide and 0.35 cm thick ( Table 3.1 ) .
20 Again , computer models ( incorporating knowledge gained from previous dams ) can be used to some extent to predict the likely effects of future projects .
21 Film comedy developed along a parallel track to the feature film drama : the need for better films made feature film producers more ambitious technically and in terms of story and the same forces helped comedy to graduate from improvised shorts to more substantial films .
22 Reproduction of the slender frames of the original wrought-iron casements was effected by having the new fixed and opening lights fabricated from standard steel sections , colour-coated to match the finish of the original metalwork .
23 In general , ministers are willing to be flexible to ensure that they can counter criticism arising from immediate public anxieties .
24 Now they tended to find their victims , and the loot for which they came , locked behind strong walls ; if they ventured too far , they found garrisons sallying from these fortresses and cutting off their escape .
25 There are obvious problems in applying principles derived from American commerce and industry to British schools but these criteria do provide a basis for analysis .
26 With J & S 's affection for shoving their ( and other people 's ) music through a hallucinogenic Tardis , the collision with Moby 's spooky , twisting chords borrowed from Twin Peaks is almost predictable really .
27 The result of a public inquiry 's already awaited at Whitchurch in South Oxfordshire where bridge owners want tolls raised from six to ten pence .
28 If John Major , or anybody else , could prevent the local garage overcharging or under-performing , or encourage a lower-price , less uniform snacks policy in pubs , he would doubtless win brownie points from some voters .
29 You can buy information derived from published sources , such as the Business Ratio Reports from ICC Information Group ( the old Inter Company Comparisons ) based on Companies House filings .
30 The methods are restricted to illustrating , supplementing , and contextualizing results obtained from quantitative procedures , and indicating future research directions .
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