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1 With the high level of MicroSparc integration — see front page — Texas Instruments said manufacturers only need to add memory , a clock crystal and peripherals .
2 This is why commercial units generally have fixed outputs .
3 There is no need for the former , given that the schools already have to publish examination results and that under the Conservatives they will have to be inspected by a new form of genuinely independent inspecting agencies .
4 KEPT in constant conditions , many animals nevertheless continue to alternate periods of activity with periods of sleep .
5 Finally , the motives for deferring to public opinion pressures are at their strongest only in the run-up to an election , when most incumbent political leaderships anyway try to manipulate government budgets and taxation so that economic and social conditions are favourable for their cause .
6 The result is that many homes still have lead pipes .
7 Information on how business is conducted will be required and candidates also need to know details of the compensation and benefits package attached to the posting .
8 What proportion of comprehensive schools now have mixed ability teaching ?
9 What proportions of comprehensive schools now have mixed ability teaching ?
10 Such characteristics inevitably help to shape parent reactions , which in turn affect the child 's adjustment .
11 The killing can then be a long and slow process , and the animals often have to endure hours trapped in the midst of the bloody massacre of their family , awaiting their own agonising mutilation .
12 Would waking subjects really respond to dream images in the same way as when asleep ?
13 Crises often mark turning points in overall patterns of policy development , because the consequences of alternative decisions can be momentous .
14 The family have experienced a lot of conflict with George 's school and since moving home some twelve months ago have made efforts , unsuccessfully , to transfer their children to a different primary school .
15 Goblins strongly dislike fighting Elves , partly because of the dire reputation of these formidable troops , but also because the natural aura of Elves incites unreasoning fear in Goblins .
16 Like other Goblins , Night Goblins strongly dislike fighting Elves .
17 Many people helped to produce this book ; the authors particularly wish to thank Mr G W Lennox for his enthusiasm and encouragement , and Mr A L McKittrick for the original artwork .
18 Over-the-counter remedies sometimes lead to skin sensitivity .
19 Marxists too have sought credibility for their theory through claims to a scientific objectivity .
20 He notes that in Europe employers generally have formed associations and have been willing to accept trade unions , whereas in US industries , especially in manufacturing , employers have pursued more independent policies and their attitude towards unions remains at best , as Thompson and Moore ( 1975 ) have shown , one of grudging tolerance , if not of open hostility .
21 We shall begin to release some of the money that local authorities already have to stimulate construction and help the homeless .
22 Deposits can also be held at non-bank financial institutions such as building societies , mortgage corporations , savings and loans associations and finance houses ; however , such institutions generally have to hold cheque account balances at banks themselves and thus public deposits with them are not regarded as part of the nation 's money supply in many countries .
23 And yet , if a circle of blisters caused by the plague could give rise to a Ring-A-Ring-O'-Roses , and the famous Dick Whittington cat was not introduced until about 150 years after Dick died , why should embellishment through the ages not have taken King Coel or Coilus to Old King Cole , completed with pipe , bowl and fiddlers three .
24 Many visitors naturally come to walk part of the 180-mile coast path which meanders around the peninsula , threading past high clifftops and dropping into a succession of sandy beaches , rocky coves and inlets .
25 Groups of companies generally organise pooling arrangements with their bankers so that all cash balances are aggregated and interest paid on the net difference only .
26 Damaged in transit : Mail-order companies belonging to trade associations generally agree to replace goods that have been damaged .
27 In addition to upward vertical movements of the crust which give rise to broad upwarps or swells , downward movements also occur creating basins .
28 The directors also propose to offer shareholders an enhanced scrip dividend together with a cash offer from BZW as an alternative to the final cash dividend .
29 There is a need for a more vigorous competition policy both in manufacturing industry and services but especially with respect to public sector monopolies , and for a change in fiscal policy to remove the artificial incentives which companies now have to retain earnings .
30 But seasoned commuters now seem to accept disruption by terrorists as part of everyday life .
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