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  • All Souls has nine sections, each divided into so many sub-units that you keep darting into and out of the minds of different characters.

    2009 May 04 « One-Minute Book Reviews 2009

  • From my perspective, deregulation happens because the energy sector is treated as multiple sub-units by state and federal law: oil, coal, gas and electricity; fuel extraction and transportation; power generation, transmission and distribution; energy derivatives trading.

    Wallace Turbeville: The Stealthy Deregulation of Energy 2010

  • Some sub-units were specifically trained as pilots or trained in forgery, demolitions or camouflage.

    Stripping an American terrorist of citizenship 2010

  • The move is aimed at consolidating the group's several brands and sub-units under a single "iconic" brand, Sanjay Behl , head of the group's brand and marketing, told Dow Jones Newswires.

    Reliance Group Sheds Billionaire's Name Eric Yep 2010

  • From my perspective, deregulation happens because the energy sector is treated as multiple sub-units by state and federal law: oil, coal, gas and electricity; fuel extraction and transportation; power generation, transmission and distribution; energy derivatives trading.

    Wallace Turbeville: The Stealthy Deregulation of Energy 2010

  • The protein sub-units, which link up like Lego bricks to form the quaternary structure, are called capsomeres.

    THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009

  • The protein sub-units, which link up like Lego bricks to form the quaternary structure, are called capsomeres.

    THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009

  • The Federal Protective Service is one of the sub-units of ICE.

    CNN Transcript Jan 20, 2009 2009

  • Nothing for the origin of East Anglia, Mercia, Lindsey, Deira or any sub-units that might have made up parts of them.

    A Bishop of Chester? Carla 2009

  • I think it's just the 'normal' hierarchy of our control system and its sub-units.

    A Third Choice (ID Hypothesis) 2007

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