Posts Tagged ‘the-use’

PM facing backlash over euro pact

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

Tory Eurosceptics accuse David Cameron of a retreat by after he agreed to the use of the European Court to enforce a new eurozone fiscal pact.

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Tenderizing the Packers’ Tundra With Some Light and Heat

Saturday, January 14th, 2012

The “frozen tundra” of Lambeau Field, where the Giants face the Packers on Sunday, is anything but that, given a system to warm the field and the use of artificial lights to keep the grass healthy.

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Tenderizing the Packers’ Tundra With Some Light and Heat

Silicon-free ‘superior’ microchip

Monday, December 5th, 2011

Engineers have tested the use of an alternative to silicon that promises thinner, flexible computer chips that need less power.

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Osborne set to ‘reassess’ PFI

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

Chancellor George Osborne announces a “fundamental reassessment” of the use of Private Finance Initiative contracts in a bid to cut costs and improve transparency.

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News of the World Hacking Inquiry Resumes in Britain

Tuesday, September 6th, 2011

James Murdoch was told in 2008 that the use of hacking went further than his company disclosed, a parliamentary panel was told on Tuesday.

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UN High Commisioner Chastises Israel and Syria Over Golan Border Clash

Thursday, June 9th, 2011

“Between 30 and 40 protestors have reportedly been killed by Israeli security forces in the past three weeks. The Government of Israel has a duty to ensure that its security personnel avoid the use of excessive force. However difficult the circumstances, the use of live ammunition against allegedly unarmed protesters, resulting in large numbers of deaths and injuries, inevitably raises the…

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UN High Commisioner Chastises Israel and Syria Over Golan Border Clash

Behind Grass-Roots School Advocacy, Bill Gates

Sunday, May 22nd, 2011

Bill Gates’s foundation is financing bands of educators to pose alternatives to union orthodoxies on issues like the seniority system and the use of student test scores to evaluate teachers.

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Shot girl aged 5 ‘may never walk’

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

A five-year-old girl who was shot in the chest in a south London shop may have lost the use of her legs.

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Mexico confronts sexist language

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

Mexico publishes a manual to help government workers reduce the use of sexist language, in a nation renowned for its machismo.

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Mexico confronts sexist language

Global nuclear debate heats up

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

Governments around the world are questioning the use of nuclear power.

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Global nuclear debate heats up

Brazil driver mows down cyclists

Tuesday, March 1st, 2011

Brazilian police question a motorist accused of driving his car at high speed through a crowd of cyclists promoting the use of bikes in Porto Alegre.

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Brazil driver mows down cyclists

Yemen MPs quit president’s party

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Seven members of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s ruling party quit in protest over the use of violence against anti-government protesters.

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Yemen MPs quit president’s party

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Seven members of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s ruling party quit in protest over the use of violence against anti-government protesters.

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Yemen MPs quit president’s party

Money clash in referendum fight

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

Campaigners in the assembly powers referendum clash over the use of taxpayers’ money and access to publicity materials.

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‘Mr. Smith’ filibuster change introduced

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

Senate Democrats on Wednesday introduced legislation that would tighten rules on the use of the filibuster in the legislative chamber.

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‘Mr. Smith’ filibuster change introduced