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Many main roads to and along the coast have been cleared, making way for a noticeable ramping-up of aid trucks as well as rescue workers.
Aid Begins to Reach the Hardest-Hit Areas Eric Bellman 2011
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"Standoff on the deal with the government has resulted in delay in government approval for ramping-up production from Mangala Field to 150,000 barrels a day from current 125,000 barrels a day and may impact development of Bhagyam and Aishwarya fields," Mr. Mittal said.
India Soon to Decide on Cairn Sale to Vedanta Rakesh Sharma 2011
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Others credit the proliferation of "Wild Card" teams in the playoffs of both football and baseball for ramping-up the popularity of both sports on TV and at the stadiums -- professional sports have been termed the "ultimate reality programming," because you never know what's going to happen.
Howard Barbanel: Football as a Metaphor for Americanism and the Giants as the "Home Team" for Red State Republicans Howard Barbanel 2012
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Arab League states presented Damascus late Sunday with a plan to end the violence in Syria, to which they expect the government to respond on Monday, the latest in their ramping-up of pressure on Mr. Assad.
Syrian Activists Say Assad Gains Advantage Nour Malas 2011
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A former member of the Georgian Parliament said that in the three months before the “Rose Revolution,” “from August through October, Soros spent $42 million ramping-up for the overthrow of Shevardnadze.”
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Policymakers, drained and distracted by Afghanistan, seem to now favor a patchworked combination of more AU troops 2,000 additional soldiers have just been pledged and ramping-up of American drone strikes.
Frankie Martin: Somalia: America Needs to Engage Frankie Martin 2010
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Policymakers, drained and distracted by Afghanistan, seem to now favor a patchworked combination of more AU troops (2,000 additional soldiers have just been pledged) and ramping-up of American drone strikes.
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Policymakers, drained and distracted by Afghanistan, seem to now favor a patchworked combination of more AU troops (2,000 additional soldiers have just been pledged) and ramping-up of American drone strikes.
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"We're seeing a considerable ramping-up of interest in getting this kind of training."
States and cities across U.S. build networks to collect information on citizens Dana Priest 2010
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Obama has to decide now whether to side with the American people and the Afghan people calling for a rapid reduction in US force, or with a small military clique demanding a ramping-up of the conflict. var blogs_amount = 0;
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