thresholds

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The only way you would realistically achieve the thresholds is an enormous quantity of signatures from one or more of the big countries, plus small numbers which still beat the

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  1. noun A piece of wood or stone placed beneath a door; a doorsill.
  2. noun An entrance or a doorway.
  3. noun The place or point of beginning; the outset.

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  • The above scenario, as familiar as can be, also provides an example of how easy it is to cross thresholds -- even just that slim percent or two can do the trick -- and fall into self-reinforcing feedback loops.
  • F2 individuals, and the number of markers that passed our scoring thresholds was assayed. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • Despite yesterday's attempt by the Government to end the controversy over medical card entitlement by raising eligibility thresholds, anger from backbenchers and Opposition parties shows no sign of abating. —  ireland.com Breaking News
  • Current medical-card holders who exceed the new thresholds will be asked to voluntary notify the HSE about their circumstances. —  Belfasttelegraph.co.uk - Frontpage RSS Feed
  • The only way you would realistically achieve the thresholds is an enormous quantity of signatures from one or more of the big countries, plus small numbers which still beat the —  Army Rumour Service
 

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