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1 A series of record cards are produced which reveal at a glance the condition and effectiveness of the stock in each interest category , and an ‘ annual replacement target ’ is worked out which serves for the selector as the target figure of acquisitions for his category during the year .
2 Mr Gorbachov too accepted the agreement would become a landmark in modern world history .
3 The movement 's historian has described it as ‘ a landmark in Free Church history ’ although he admitted ‘ it did not take hold on the life of the Free Churches in the way that might have been expected ’ .
4 His original appeal in Air Mail reached no fewer than 40 of the 250 survivors of that grim episode in Far East war history .
5 The American people , struggling to adjust to mew ways of thought and to a novel technology , also faced a different sort of experiment in Federal government regulation of their drinking habits .
6 It is an experiment in social science theory and method .
7 Geodesics are also ‘ stationary ’ paths in space–time with an integral equation that will be used in later chapters when calculating the trajectories of planets and light in curved space time ( Section 6.7 ) .
8 The third member of the team is Michael Simmonds , a leading light in right-wing think tank the Adam Smith Institute .
9 By contrast with PABA-UDCA , PABA-UDCA disulphate was not actively absorbed from any part of the small intestine in everted gut sac experiments , and showed poor recovery from bile after its intraileal instillation in rats .
10 The ‘ brain of the Army ’ , perhaps the central force in long term planning , procurement and the organisation of research and development .
11 Enesco is a major force in twentieth century music whose almost total neglect at present is quite astonishing , and if his little Poemes de Clement Marot show a limited aspect of his art , they still breathed an engaging wit and charm in Miss Cotrubas 's heart-warming performance .
12 An air travel ban to Libya is due to come into force in two weeks time .
13 The ban is already in force in one production area , it 'll apply to the whole factory from the end of the month .
14 AMP argues that its proposed acquisition of Pearl represents a significant step in its plans to become a major force in international life insurance markets .
15 Following the flooding of RFK Stadium , the Washington Redskins have given up all hope of making another Superbowl — but the city 's new Red Herrings are an increasingly powerful force in major league water-polo .
16 ‘ We are determined to become a major force in private sector infrastructure rail developments and have the requisite expertise and experience to ensure that we shall succeed in this objective . ’
17 According to Mr Baker , Thorn 's ground-based radar activities would dovetail with Ferranti 's airborne radar and result in a formidable force in European defence electronics .
18 Anticipation is an essential ingredient in good business practice ; it is one of the mainsprings that drives a successful business on .
19 However , while current challenges facing primary schools demand greater delegation and role specialization than hitherto , it is essential that schools avoid the trap of over-bureaucratization , and that they seek to retain and nurture the close informal collaboration which has always been an essential ingredient in effective school management .
20 Behind them is a combination of speed in Northern Transvaal flier Johan Visagie and Roland Beck of second division Currie Cup side Boland , and power — centre Johan Van Deventer at 6ft 3ins and 16st 4 lb is a human battering ram .
21 Figure 6.1 NPV by quadrant with respect to investment in increased market share ( Note .
22 Quadrant NPVs are only those related to investment in increased market share )
23 Skanform panels enable refurbishment of existing clean environments to a high standard of quality and hygiene without expensive and complicated installation procedures , while allowing investment in long term reliability and cost effectiveness .
24 We see an awful lot of people have got a tremendous investment in traditional character cell terminals and by a character cell terminal I mean a dumb terminal of twenty four lines of eighty characters .
25 Its general secretary , Christine Hancock , said : ‘ The investment in primary health care and the six specialty reviews make it unnecessary for any nurse to lose her job . ’
26 Investment in new fixed-capital stock did slow worryingly in America .
27 The report , which looks at all 29 English polytechnics , said there is a need for substantial investment in new capital equipment in most .
28 A £2 million investment in new component repair facilities has enabled the company to handle greater volumes of work in-house and allowed space for the RB211 and Olympus workshops to double in size .
29 Companies faced with massive investment in new pollution control equipment , if a plant is to be located in a new location , may well find it cheaper and simpler to expand pollution at existing facilities , thereby adding to industrial inertia ( Elsom , 1983 ) .
30 Banking and dealing room software house Kapiti Ltd reckons that it is reaping the rewards of investment in new product development , and the fact that it has spread itself over a wide geographical area .
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