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But introducing instead a system that seems to pit five-yearly general elections against what looks alarmingly like developing into a series of policy plebiscites is downright foolhardy.
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The unusual weather has been the result of the "La Ni ñ a" climate pattern, a roughly five-yearly event in the southern Pacific Ocean that causes additional rainfall over Australia and droughts on the coast of South America.
Deluge Threatens Iron-Ore Mining Heartland David Fickling 2011
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This was up over 8% or 341,421 persons since the last census in 2006, said the Central Statistics Office, which conducts the five-yearly survey.
Irish Emigration Exodus Fails to Materialize Eamon Quinn 2011
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British Art Show 7: In The Days Of The Comet, NottinghamThis year the curators of this five-yearly touring showcase have skipped the idea of an art scene overview to concentrate more on a thematic focus.
This week's new exhibitions Robert Clark 2010
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The Climate Change Act of 2008 has been established, binding emissions targets and five-yearly carbon budgets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% by 2050.
Sustainable Design Update » Blog Archive » Green Car Update 2009
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During the five-yearly Communist Party congress earlier this month, members agreed to target annual economic growth of 7% to 7.5% between 2011 and 2015.
Vietnam Inflation Surges Ahead of Lunar New Year Vu Trong Khanh 2011
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Fide, the International Chess Federation, holds its five-yearly presidential election in September and it is turning nasty.
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov to battle Karpov and Kasparov for Fide presidency 2010
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Mayors for Peace, headed by the Mayor of Hiroshima, Tadatoshi Akiba, got a boost this week during the five-yearly review of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) at the United Nations.
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I happened, quite by chance, to arrive in Riga on the opening day of the huge, five-yearly song and dance festival for the region.
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The five-yearly Nonproliferation Treaty review conference at the UN will discuss ways to stop the spread of nuclear weapons.
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