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1 One dissenter is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , which maintains that a standard using progressive scan transmission only from the start would be best .
2 It was also accused of being a regressive tax , in that the fixed charge per head tended to affect low income earners more than high income earners despite the existence of rebates for poor families .
3 As well as establishing reduced overall catch quotas for 1991 ( 93,570 tonnes for cod , 40,500 for haddock ) , they agreed that fishing boats over 100 tonnes in the North Sea and also along the west coast of Scotland , more than 40 per cent of whose catch consisted of cod and haddock , should be obliged to remain in port for eight consecutive days each month from Feb. 1 to Dec. 31 , 1991 .
4 But although Austria ( for one ) produces modified rape oil commercially at a yield of 1,000-plus litres/had , Ricardo says interest from its customers has dwindled .
5 A fast-growing proportion of young people go on to higher education ; and we want to see that proportion rise still further .
6 Make each cutting 3–4in long and trim to just below a node ( leaf joint ) .
7 I know , but I 've never ever taught that age group before .
8 Well the paper must be out of date because I think I got that stamp months ago in fact you bought it back from Switzerland .
9 Given that decision makers often deal with complex problems , there is a requirement to think beyond the obvious and usual solutions to such problems and to consider innovative solutions .
10 And I think what the Council 's got to do and I think what the what the what the theatre perhaps has to do is only make that leisure card more easily acceptable and available and also look upon the reductions that we give but that perhaps is a way of actually rewarding the people in Harlow to use the theatre and the contribution in actually paying for it at the expense of the people coming in from outside who perhaps do n't pay anything towards the expense of the theatre .
11 Therefore , naming this gene atk aptly describes its predicted protein product and involvement in XLA .
12 He 'll want proper street lighting instead of our present hit or miss lamps .
13 I 'll make some anchovy savouries instead . ’
14 gon na make some sound machines alright
15 You do n't want this milk thing here ?
16 Bent over the light-flashing , peeping fax machines , the mill and gallery 's owner , Jonathan Silver , checked detailed assembly instructions previously faxed by the artist .
17 Anyway , when it all gets too much and you ca n't bear the thought of writing another Christmas card or eating another mince pie just sit down and have a quiet read of your NCT newsletter !
18 After my tour , I did n't expect to hit top form right away .
19 Thing is it is healthier and I mean this tablet lark now more I 'm thinking about it , right
20 ‘ So you need to interview this man Kennedy urgently ? ’
21 To combat this menace people usually travelled in groups , perhaps from one inn to the next , and they commonly carried arms to defend themselves and carried arms to defend themselves and their property while on the journey .
22 Speakers there included former managing directors of BBC-TV , Sir Paul Fox and Bill Cotton , and Sir Michael , who is due to attend another farewell dinner tonight , hosted by the BBC .
23 The 20mm and 40mm quick-firing guns here were in or on concrete emplacements , and although the crew of the outer guns were knocked out for a time the Germans got this battery firing again , and the searchlight on the Mole 's tip was never put out .
24 Oh you got some smoke problems there as well
25 The Advisory Committee forms part of the checks and balances which make this Hearing System so unique , and which , since its inauguration in 1971 , has kept many thousands of young people out of court .
26 It is the use of dessert fruit and the hint of lemon that make this apple pudding so good .
27 In its publications , it claimed to be ‘ one of England 's Great Public Schools ’ ; it was ‘ the ‘ public school ’ of the sons of the poor , where , for a short time , they are trained in those qualities which make Public School boys so healthy , esprit de corps , obedience , humility , a sense of responsibility , honour and truthfulness ’ .
28 As so often when we contemplate English village society much depended upon particular local conditions .
29 This classification fits some university courses well , but it is now inadequate for the system as a whole .
30 Strach has been on his last legs for the past 2 seasons and while he still produces high quality performances more often than not he is looking more tired with each game he plays , not suprising for someone of his age .
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