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1 EC Transport Ministers agreed on Dec. 5 , 1989 , to adopt new deregulatory rules allowing airlines the right to reduce scheduled air fares at will from Jan. 1 , 1990 , provided that they had the approval of either the arrival or destination airport of any flight .
2 In the first attempts to write words the letters are just shapes to be copied like any other shapes .
3 TOP KARATE FIGHTERS GIVE BOSSES THE CHOP Although we are still members of the board , we want nothing to do with it …
4 Also an empirical examination of relatively low level lawyers reported here shows that by and large lawyers do not tell clients what they want ; clients tell lawyers the outcome they wish for .
5 It was equally important to ensure that all would-be courtiers studied music , which in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries included ali the arts and muses .
6 When the interest of one of the parties changes hands the successor should fully take his predecessor 's place as landlord or tenant , without distinguishing between different categories of covenant .
7 Its wide choice of materials , colour options and designs gives architects the freedom to combine visual appeal with optimal natural light transmission in the design of new or refurbished buildings .
8 this new series of graded readers gives students the chance to extend their learning beyond the classroom through enjoyable extensive reading .
9 What 's more , readers offer students the opportunity to direct their own learning in choosing what to read and how to tackle it .
10 DEFENSIVE blunders cost Quakers the chance to lift themselves off the bottom of the table .
11 MANAGER Ray Hankin blasted his side for ‘ defending like amateurs ’ after errors cost Quakers the chance of lifting themselves off the bottom of the table .
12 The game against the Belgians affords Rangers the opportunity to go through a complete year without losing at home in any competition .
13 Combining comfort and freedom of movement with ‘ contouring ’ the new Glossy bodyshapers give women the confidence to wear slim-fitting clothing by removing unsightly panty-lines .
14 Standard ( international ) permits give hauliers the freedom to operate either hire and reward or own account at home and abroad .
15 NFC 's caring approach makes it more reluctant than most companies to show employees the door .
16 Working , living and playing together in the knowledge that this may continue for many years to come increases the pressure to conform to the wishes of the group .
17 The four basic types of activity offered in Conversation are : controlled activities to give students confidence and support ; awareness activities to increase students ' sensitivity to what they are aiming at ; fluency activities to give students the practice they need to use English for communication ; and feedback tasks to allow students to reflect on their own performance so that they become aware of areas in which they have to improve .
18 To prevent male or female backlashes , to stop hostile retreats into conventional gender styles , it is essential for anti-sexist curricula to give pupils the power and courage to select from real alternatives in their future lives .
19 The major provisions allow companies the option of producing their accounts in Ecus in addition to the currency in which they are drawn up .
20 Wimpey News has teamed up with the tournament organisers to offer readers the chance of special offer rates for the afternoon and evening performances on Tuesday , 27 July .
21 His efforts gave officers the time they needed to clear Whitehall .
22 These changes gave museums the right to retain what they earned , to privatise some of their services such as restaurants , publishing etc , and also gave them responsibility for the maintenance of their buildings .
23 It is clearly linked to the recession and in some cases reflects difficulties the debtors , in their turn , have in making payments .
24 According to Greta Balfour from the Royal College of Midwives , ‘ Longer hospital stays gave women the chance to make new friends , and contact with other mothers showed them how the early problems did get better . ’
25 Head teachers told researchers the acts were not usually pre-planned or designed to destroy the building , but they suspected pupils or former pupils were often responsible .
26 Games give pupils the opportunity to practise new language and enjoy themselves
27 Bradley Allen scored his third goal in four games to give Rangers the lead and tipped strike partner Ferdinand for a long England career .
28 He used it in encouraging teachers to give children the freedom to discover themselves .
29 The first news said over two hundred , but as more ships brought survivors the number dropped to one hundred and twenty , ’ but eighty-five of these were women and children .
30 Through a series of strategic puns Sukenick associates the collection of evidence , analysis and causal sequence with political totalitarianism .
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