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Prodi’s Commission now proposes to negotiate with any country that meets the political criteria (stable democracy and respect for human/minority rights) and not insist on the satisfaction of difficult economic criteria (a functioning market economy and readiness to withstand EU competition) as a prerequisite for negotiations.

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I couldn't build this the way I knew because hand-tied knots weren't going to withstand a hurricane.

They may require trained staff that aren't available to operate and maintain and repair them; they may not be able to withstand high temperatures and humidity; and they usually require a constant and reliable supply of electricity.

Why is it that they can withstand the loss of so much of their bark?

We put them in a materials testing machine to look at the stress strain analysis and showed that they can withstand forces 800 times their body weight, and after this they can fly and run absolutely normally.

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