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  • initialism Certificate of Need.

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Examples

  • Makes you wonder what people did before the bottled water con was introduced, they should ban it nationally, because it is a CON and is mostly filtered water anyway!.

    The Canberra Times 2009

  • One CON is the time it takes to recover from a power failure.

    Review: Infrant ReadyNAS — Meandering Passage 2006

  • I was given a bunch of samples of a product called CON-CRET, a new formulation of creatine that purports not to have the typical side effects associated with the other formulations which include gastro-intestinal distress, weight gain and bloating.

    Jill S. Brown: Can Sports Performance Supplements Give You an Edge? Jill S. Brown 2010

  • The defector belonged to an intelligence unit located in a US Marine Corps base camp known as the CON KHE

    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE REPORT 1996

  • But the project was halted because of a law, appropriately called a CON law.

    NCPA | Daily Policy Digest 2010

  • But the project was halted because of a law, appropriately called a CON law.

    NCPA | Daily Policy Digest 2010

  • Recently, certificate of need-often called CON law-provoked a showdown in Tennessee where frustrated residents resorted to protests and petition drives to pressure the state to green-light a new hospital.

    Reason Magazine Reason Magazine 2010

  • The CON is a barrier to healthcare, which is the last thing we need.

    Hawaii Reporter 2009

  • Simply titled CON | LADY | 08, the 32-page book follows Ladyhawk on their recent nine-day Canadian tour with the Constantines.

    ! Exclaim.ca - News 2008

  • The image makeover of the so-called CON leader has so far scored major points.

    Liblogs.ca latest blog entries 2008

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