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However, the findings did indicate that very few women applied for funding.
The fewest and longest lines are also drawn on plans generating an 'axial map'.
The value of b is on the order of a few thousand indicating that plume is in the diamagnetic limits.
Because there are fewer constraints to the parameter values in qualitative modeling, there inevitably exists ambiguity.
Even under the second scenario, the few phonetic changes that did occur were limited to underlying change.
On the other hand, such policies have provoked grassroot activism and stimulated senior organisations in quite a few countries.
With a few exceptions, returns to households from wildlife are generally less than $30.00 per annum.
Activities that have large starting capital requirements are pursued by relatively few people but yield lucrative returns.
If hemodynamic stability can be achieved, sinus rhythm returns in the vast majority of patients spontaneously within a few days after surgery.
He fell again a few days later and returned with a second confirmed spinal fracture requiring cervical fusion.
They depict housing processes in relatively unfettered markets with comparatively few government regulations and direct intervention.
Only a few practices reported using the data in a more systematic way and carrying out a regular analysis of them.
There are few studies reported on the problem of motion planning in dynamic environments.
A relatively high threshold, say at 7.5 %, is likely to result in fewer parties gaining representation than where the threshold is comparatively lower.
If anything, during the past few years the trend has been towards the recentralisation of wage fixing.
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