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- adjective Describing something, like a
policy oropinion , which has some but not all of theauthority of an official body. Such is thus probably correct but the body can change its mind (opinion or policy) without contradicting itself.
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Examples
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The semi-official ISNA news agency says Iranian nuclear experts met this week to discuss how to remove the malicious computer code, dubbed Stuxnet, which can take over systems that control the inner workings of industrial plants.
Iran's Nuclear Agency Trying to Stop Computer Worm The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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The semi-official ISNA news agency says Iranian nuclear experts met this week to discuss how to remove the malicious computer code, dubbed Stuxnet, which can take over systems that control the inner workings of industrial plants.
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Iranian Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi confirmed that retaliatory measures had been taken but did not provide any details, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Sunday.
Iran stops fully refueling British planes in retaliation against oil agreement Thomas Erdbrink 2010
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ET: An unnamed judiciary official tells the semi-official news agency Fars that the men are in their homes and that there had only been "restrictions on their contacts," Sky News reports.
Iran restricts visits, phone calls for opposition leaders 2011
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The semi-official Fars news agency said Friday that the commander, identified as General Abbas Asemi, died in an explosion.
Iranian Commander Killed in Clashes with Kurdish Rebels 2011
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Iranian Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi confirmed that retaliatory measures had been taken but did not provide any details, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Sunday.
Iran stops fully refueling British planes in retaliation against oil agreement Thomas Erdbrink 2010
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At one of the semi-official gathering spots -- a massive, accordion-and-Hops-fueled bar called Hofbrauhaus -- the security guards were saying they'd never seen visiting fans take over the place like that, for any sport.
Caps fans, Pittsburgh, New Year's Eve Dan Steinberg 2011
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"Annual sales growth will probably fall short of our forecast if no positive factors emerge," Dong Yang , secretary general of the semi-official China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, said Thursday at a briefing on vehicle sales data for May.
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A closer look traces this tidbit to the semi-official Fars news agency which attributes the violence to protesters: "One person was shot dead and several were wounded by seditionists opposition supporters who staged a rally in Tehran."
Sharmine Narwani: Washington's Valentine's Day Faux Pas in the Middle East Sharmine Narwani 2011
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Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency, quoting an unnamed police source, said police were investigating the assassination which took place in eastern Tehran.
Iranian nuclear scientist killed in Tehran: report Reuters 2011
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