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“Unions put the the figure at 90,000, up from their estimate of 60,000 in March.”
“Between 10 and 20% of workers were estimated to be striking on Thursday in schools, the post office and at France Telecom.”
“50 years ago”
“19th Century”
“600 government ministers and officials”
“11 month-long trials”
“On 15 September 1962, former foreign minister Fatin Rustu Zorlu and finance minister Hasan Polatka were hanged on Imrali island”
“won three elections and governed for ten years”
“78 years old”
“Within 18 months”
“within five years”
“50th anniversary”
“continued moratorium on drilling permits for six months.”
“60% of Americans were unhappy with the government's response.”
“at least 12,000 barrels (504,000 gallons) were leaking into the Gulf every day”
“explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig on 20 April”
“killed 11 workers”
“nearly a mile (1.6km) below the surface”
“suspended test drilling on 33 rigs in the Gulf of Mexico”
“halting exploratory deepwater drilling for another six months”
“more than 110km (70 miles) of Louisiana's coastline”
“flow ranges from 12,000 barrels (504,000 gallons or 1.9 million litres) to 25,000 barrels per day”
“BP had estimated the leak at 5,000 barrels (210,000 gallons) per day”
“It would take 24-48 hours before BP engineers could tell whether the 'top kill' procedure had worked”
“The procedure, which began on Wednesday”
“He unveiled a series of measures, including a continued moratorium on drilling permits for six months.”
“The move comes after an opinion poll said 60% of Americans were unhappy with the government's response.”
“In a shake-up of the offshore oil industry, Mr Obama suspended test drilling on 33 rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, as well as halting exploratory deepwater drilling for another six months.”
“In addition, he cancelled the sale of some offshore leases off the coasts of Alaska and Virginia.”
“Hours before Mr Obama spoke, the head of the Minerals Management Service (MMS), which oversees drilling operations, resigned.”
“I have never voted against my party in the past but this is an issue of some importance and I signed a pledge, and I would find it very difficult not to reflect that pledge in my vote. I would find it very difficult, impossible to vote for…”
“The Liberal Democrats have long been committed to phasing out tuition fees but decided before the election this was unaffordable in the immediate future and could only be achieved over the medium to long term.”
“Under the coalition agreement, Lib dem MPs are permitted to abstain on the issue.”
“Mr Thompson said Painting chose to leave a promising career in academia at Oxford to devote 60 years to BBC audiences, who regarded him as a 'friend'.”
“He added: "The most damaging thing for the project would be to surrender contingency now and then have to go back to Treasury in 18 months and say 'we need some more money'."”
“Figures reveal that expected final costs have gone up by £5m”
“Currently, there is £1.2bn of the contingency left with 65% of the venues and infrastructure for the London 2012 Games already completed.”
“The most damaging thing for the project would be to surrender contingency now and then have to go back to Treasury in 18 months and say 'we need some more money'.”
“Mr Farron, MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, has to get the backing of five of the party's 57 MPs by 2 June to go through to the ballot a week later.”
“Mr Cable says he is stepping down to concentrate on his coalition government job as business secretary.”
“Sir Menzies said: "We need someone with substance in the role and someone who is both loyal and independent minded. "Tim is one of the best communicators the party has, and represents a bright and confident future for the Liberal Democrats…”
“We have Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly, local elections and a possible fair votes referendum all within the next year.”
“Sinn Fein's Michelle Gildernew won the seat by just four votes after three recounts.”
“In 2001, when Ms Gildernew won with a majority of just 53 votes the Ulster Unionist candidate, James Cooper, questioned the result.”
“The general election took place on 6 May.”
“In the 1993 election, the party won 99% of votes in the area.”
“Mr Golding delayed his decision for eight months”
“Commons will rise on 29 July and is set to return on 6 September for two weeks of business before the party conference season.”
“It follows a pledge by David Cameron to ensure MPs would not get an 'absurd' three-month summer recess.”
“Last year, MPs were on recess from 21 July to 12 October - a break of 83 days.”
“Explaining the move to a 38 day recess for this year, the prime minister's official spokesman said: 'This is a commitment that the prime minister has had for some time, to reduce the size of the recess and move away from the situation we h…”
“The Commons was recalled on three occasions during the summer break between 1997 and 2003.”
“"I believe that immigration has been far too high in recent years which is why we will reduce net migration back down to the levels of the 1990s - to tens of thousands rather than hundreds of thousands," he said.”
“Up to 28 officers will join others in Wolverhampton, Walsall and Coventry, who have been using the equipment for several months.”
“Tasers have been used 93 times by firearms officers in the West Midlands since their introduction in 2004.”
“he anticipated a 'minimal use' of the stun gun.”
“Mr Gray told MSPs that Skills Development Scotland was re-branding itself as Scotland The Works under a £555,000 "visual identity transition" and was planning to spend £1.68m marketing its new name.”
“The Labour leader, who previously criticised the body for spending £20,000 to bring in TV hypnotist Paul McKenna to talk to jobless youngsters”
“youth unemployment was "far too high" at 13%”
“Skills Development Scotland was spending £2m on changing its name and marketing”
“under a £555,000 "visual identity transition"”
“was planning to spend £1.68m marketing its new name”
“spending £20,000 to bring in TV hypnotist Paul McKenna to talk to jobless youngsters”
“"brand migration plan" was created on 27 April”
“"destruction" of all SDS materials by the end of April 2012”
“agency was approaching ministers for a £500,000 top-up”
“Mr Gray said Skills Development Scotland was spending £2m on changing its name and marketing, during first minister's questions.”
“The Labour leader claimed money was being wasted where it could have been invested directly in more apprenticeships. Mr Gray told MSPs that Skills Development Scotland was re-branding itself as Scotland The Works under a £555,000 'visual i…”
“...and was planning to spend £1.68m marketing its new name.”
“An internal proposal to use 'Scotland the Works' as a corporate brand was rejected by our directors on 30 March 2010”
“The Labour leader, who previously criticised the body for spending £20,000 to bring in TV hypnotist Paul McKenna to talk to jobless youngsters...”
“The £1.68m are the costs that a body that Skills Development does on a regular and routine basis - which is to say it's about promoting the products and the services that it offers to employers and young people as the primary skills body i…”
“The request from Skills Development Scotland to ministers was for additional funding for a programme called The Big Plus, which is an adult literacy and numeracy programme”
“The Labour said it had obtained internal agency documents from a later date, appearing to show the name change was still due to take place. The party said the documents showed a 'brand migration plan' was created on 27 April and referred t…”
“The Labour leader claimed money was being wasted where it could have been invested directly in more apprenticeships. Skills Development Scotland said use of the new name as a corporate brand was rejected on 30 March, but Labour said it had…”
“The Labour leader claimed money was being wasted where it could have been invested directly in more apprenticeships. Mr Gray told MSPs that Skills Development Scotland was re-branding itself as Scotland The Works under a £555,000 'visual i…”
“The Labour leader, who previously criticised the body for spending £20,000 to bring in TV hypnotist Paul McKenna to talk to jobless youngsters, told MSPs: 'Now money for skills has not just been spent on hypnotists, but marketing mumbo jum…”
“The spokesman added: 'The £1.68m are the costs that a body that Skills Development does on a regular and routine basis - which is to say it's about promoting the products and the services that it offers to employers and young people as the…”
“An internal proposal to use 'Scotland the Works' as a corporate brand was rejected by our directors on 30 March 2010, said the spokesman.”
“During question time, Mr Salmond said Skills Development Scotland exceeded its target to deliver 20,000 new modern apprenticeships in Scotland...”
“...adding that youth unemployment was 'far too high' at 13%, but was lower north of the border than in the UK as a whole.”
“after the job advert appeared in a newspaper in February.”
“the university should submit an action plan to the Welsh Language Board within three months of appointing the new vice-chancellor.”
“Sir Reg announced that he would stand down in the autumn following disappointing general election results.”
“However, Lagan Valley MLA Basil McCrea said that he should step aside at once.”
“Mr Campbell said that the party executive had 'overwhelmingly endorsed decisions about Sir Reg Empey's leadership and the timing of any leadership election'.”
“There was also widespread dissatisfaction expressed at the behaviour of Basil McCrea in attempting to conduct party business through the media,”
“In the general election, Sir Reg chose to stand in the South Antrim constituency, which was thought to provide the party's best chance of making a gain from the Democratic Unionists. However, he lost out to the DUP's sitting MP, William Mc…”
“Councillor Gilbert Davidson, who chaired the licensing and regulatory committee meeting, said: "The committee considers each advert on its own merits and, if necessary, takes a democratic vote on whether it should be approved. On this occa…”
“The protest march is planned for 12 June, on the eve of the Scottish government decision on the scheme.”
“The Spanish parliament has backed a 15bn-euro ($18.4bn; £13bn) austerity package by one vote as the country strives to cut its budget deficit. The vote saw 169 in favour of the Socialist government's austerity plan and 168 against, with 13…”
“It includes wage cuts of 5% or more for civil servants and slashes public investment plans.”
“the moratorium on permits to drill new deep-water wells will continue for a period of six months.”
“While the commission performs its work to determine how to prevent this from ever happening again, the moratorium on permits to drill new deep-water wells will continue for a period of six months.”
“On Thursday, US lawmakers will grill a number of officials on issues ranging from the environmental damage from the spill, the response of the administration and the impact on local businesses.”
“London Mayor Boris Johnson has said the scheme will create 6,000 jobs”
“spreading six east London boroughs”
“Mr Sayid is a member of the Israeli-Arab political party Balad.”
“a matter that was first raised by then Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2002.”
“This has prompted some voices of discontent, some suggestions that assets are being sold ahead of any change, and not a great deal of detail. Who qualifies for a higher rate, what that rate will be, and when it comes into force are questio…”
