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The discovery in the late twenties that crocetin, which falls within the sub-group of polyenes called carotenoids, contains such bonds had piqued Kuhn's interest in this family of polyenes.
Richard Kuhn and the Chemical Institute: Double Bonds and Biological Mechanisms 2010
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Phase one: A school seems to be successful in educating students in a given subject or demographic sub-group.
Teacher: The worst of "best practices" Valerie Strauss 2011
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"There is uncertainty how the government is going to come up with supplementary budgets, and it is unclear how the revenue for the recovery from the earthquake disaster is funded," said Takako Masai, general manager of markets sub-group Shinsei Bank.
Japan Up on Manufacturers Outlook Colin Ng 2011
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We need group loyalty, because we are programmed to trust and rely on our genetic sub-group.
Misdirection Tom Toles 2011
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"There is uncertainty how the government is going to come up with supplementary budgets, and it is unclear how the revenue for the recovery from the earthquake disaster is funded," said Takako Masai , general manager of markets sub-group Shinsei Bank .
Euro Up, Yen Falls Tatsuo Ito 2011
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In a sub-group analysis, Avastin did show a statistical survival benefit in patients with a high risk of reoccurrence of the disease, with 79 deaths on the drug versus 109 deaths in the chemotherapy group.
Roche's Avastin Shows Ovarian Cancer Benefit Thomas Gryta 2011
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Mexican-Americans never wanted to be a hyphenated sub-group but now that it has become part of popular lexicon, they, the tea-party nativist, want to change the game.
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The report does not seem to address changes in these students as a sub-group.
Adverse Results for School Vouchers, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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In another sub-group of our local gaming group, they were running Curse of the Crimson Throne and one of the PCs was a priestess of the goddess of lust, and used her wiles several times to get what she wanted, but it was a bit of a pain to adjudicate; the default D&D interpersonal stuff is too simplistic.
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Only in the smallest political sub-group -- people who identify themselves as members of the Tea Party -- does a majority deny that climate change is happening.
William S. Becker: Playing Chicken on Climate Change William S. Becker 2011
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