The article analyzes several examples of such strategies, not only for companies operating in a capitalist economy, but also for companies based in countries that retain a traditional economy. |
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With abnegation of God, of his honor, and of religion, they may retain the friendship of the court. |
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I believe I still retain some of my hearing accent when I use American Sign Language. |
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The needles retain their astaticism for uniform field and cannot be affected in the same way by directing magnets. |
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A few other minor Welsh nobles submitted in time to retain their lands, but became little more than gentry. |
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It is surrounded by the last of the ancient churchyards to retain its original character. |
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Many Northern coastal towns were built on trade, and retain large sea ports. |
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As such, business rates retain many previous features from and follow some case law of, older forms of rating. |
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Darwin took care to remain in a private capacity to retain control over his collection, intending it for a major scientific institution. |
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The three bus companies retain their original names but with the Arriva corporate logo and livery. |
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Most European operations retain the old livery, although some Czech buses have also received it. |
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What though thy habit differ from thy kinde, Thou maiest retain thy wonted loving minde. |
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Some parts of England retain forms of the Tripartite System, and a few grammar schools survive in otherwise comprehensive areas. |
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Afraid of the Romans, Coel meets Constantius and agrees to pay tribute and submit to Roman laws as long as he is allowed to retain the kingship. |
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In theory, this includes public duties in London, which will retain its two guards and one line infantry battalion. |
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The objective in any case is to retain as much moisture as possible, while providing the texture and color. |
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Thus, ideas in Dewey's system retain their empiricist flavour in that they are only known a posteriori. |
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Rather than retain the mayorally appointed position, he decided to seek to stay on as an adviser. |
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Walpole commanded a substantial majority in Parliament and George had little choice but to retain him or risk ministerial instability. |
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The main responsibilities of the forward players are to gain and retain possession of the ball. |
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Upon their third consecutive win or fifth win overall, a club could retain the trophy permanently. |
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Australia came into the next Ashes series in England as favourites to retain the Ashes. |
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New Zealand were the first team to retain their title, and the first to win for a third time. |
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Great Britain had won the first Test three weeks earlier at Wembley, and needed to win at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds to retain the Ashes. |
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The following season he failed to retain his card, and had to revisit the qualifying school, where he finished 9th. |
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With the United States team already holding the cup, the tie allowed it to retain the cup. |
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After the Watson tragedy Eubank never again showed any desire to knock opponents out, preferring to retain his title through points victories. |
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Bruno kept winning fights, helping him to retain his spot as one of the world's leading heavyweights. |
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He also became only the third player to retain his title at the Crucible after Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry. |
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It stipulated that Hong Kong would retain its laws and be guaranteed a high degree of autonomy for at least 50 years after the transfer. |
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Other sports which retain a strong following in Ireland include cycling, greyhound racing, horse riding, motorsport, and softball. |
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Salmond said in February 2014 that an independent Scotland in a currency union would retain tax and spending powers. |
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To involve the Gaelic nobility and allow them to retain their lands under English law the policy of surrender and regrant was applied. |
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Disraeli gained agreement that Turkey should retain enough of its European possessions to safeguard the Dardanelles. |
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This treaty, as designed in the conference of London, allowed the Sultan to retain his position and title. |
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Under the Act, individuals retain the right to sue in the Strasbourg court. |
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Anne preferred to retain a minority government rather than be dictated to by Parliament. |
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Prime Ministers of some other Commonwealth countries that retain the Queen as their sovereign continue to be sworn of the Council. |
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Changes in motion must be imposed against the tendency of an object to retain its state of motion. |
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Although this entails bringing additional investors into the airport, GIP aims to retain management control. |
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Pump-drained mucklands to produce crops like cabbage, lettuce, onions, and carrots are likely to still retain wetland hydrology. |
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The Richard Hoggart Building, Deptford Town Hall and the Laurie Grove Baths all retain Grade II listed building status. |
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All islands retain their status as Overseas countries and territories and are thus not part of the European Union. |
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The local dialects of the Scots language, collectively known as Insular Scots, are highly distinctive and retain strong Norn influences. |
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The Second Estate was then split into two to retain the division into three. |
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Although Swedish, Danish and the Norwegian languages have diverged the most, they still retain asymmetric mutual intelligibility. |
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King Stephen was to retain possession of the strategically vital castles of Bamburgh and Newcastle. |
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But its people, the Doonhamers still retain a pride in their town and distinctive identity. |
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It has been suggested that beaver dams could retain water in upland areas, reducing flood volumes and creating new habitats for wildlife. |
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Bryophytes antibiotic properties and ability to retain water make them a useful packaging material for vegetables, flowers, and bulbs. |
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The IPPR thinktank stated that Scottish unionists needed to provide options for Scotland, if they wished to retain the British union. |
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Gold coins salvaged from shipwrecks retain almost all of their original appearance, but silver coins slowly corrode. |
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On the 24 January 1980, the House of Commons backed government policy, by 308 votes to 52, to retain an independent nuclear deterrent. |
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He returned to Great Britain two years later, and, despite a quarrel with Johnstone, was allowed to retain his salary as a pension. |
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Celtic was initially founded to raise money for the poor in the East End of Glasgow and the club still retain strong charitable traditions today. |
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Transport Scotland negotiated to retain an extra 13 Class 170s to support services through Fife to Aberdeen and the Borders railway. |
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The Peace of Middle, agreed on 21 June, established a truce of two years with Llywelyn, who was allowed to retain Cardigan and Builth. |
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Davis finished second yesterday after recovering from a fall to retain the leader's ochre jersey on a countback. |
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I can make this dog take as many whiffes as I list, and he shall retain, or effume them, at my pleasure. |
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The bulbs contain a mucilaginous carbohydrate called glucomannan, which the orchids use to retain water during dry periods. |
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A ministry must always retain the confidence and support of the House of Commons. |
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As with the arrestor, a screen was incorporated to retain any large embers. |
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The Iceni were defeated by Ostorius in a fierce battle at a fortified place, but were allowed to retain their independence. |
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They have the only walls set on high ramparts and they retain all their principal gateways. |
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Heraclianus was still in command in the diocese of Africa, the last of the clique that overthrew Stilicho to retain power. |
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The purified nRhi o 1 was found to retain IgE reactivity as immunoscreened with mold allergy patient sera. |
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Waltheof, who had joined the revolt, submitted, along with Gospatric, and both were allowed to retain their lands. |
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Those already appointed were forced to pay huge sums to retain their posts. |
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Louis XII married his predecessor's widow, Anne of Brittany, in order to retain that province for France. |
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The Indian Ocean island of Mayotte voted in referendum in 1974 to retain its link with France and forgo independence. |
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Early biographers claim that he then attended Lincoln's Inn, but the Inn's archives retain no record of him. |
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The federal state alone will be the state in international law though the federated states retain an existence in domestic law. |
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They gave him sovereignty over the island and allowed him to retain the title of Emperor. |
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Prime Ministers of Commonwealth countries which retain the British monarch as their sovereign continue to be sworn as Privy Counsellors. |
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In referendums, some colonial populations have chosen to retain their colonial status, such as Gibraltar and French Guiana. |
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Each would retain its own political identity, leadership and councillors but staff and budgets would be combined for cost savings. |
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Iron and steel in contact with magnets retain some of the magnetism, which is sometimes more or less of a nuisance in getting small work off the chucks. |
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Having no male heirs, he had convinced the Electors to retain Habsburg hegemony in the office of the emperor by agreeing to the Pragmatic Sanction. |
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The pastry should be golden and retain its shape when cooked and cooled. |
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She both desires Lysander and wants to retain her virginity. |
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Sam Fuller and the crew of New York Clipper continue to go great guns and retain a comfortable lead as they approach the south eastern tip of Cuba. |
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Banks in Scotland and Northern Ireland retain the right to issue their own notes, subject to retaining enough Bank of England notes in reserve to cover their issue. |
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Northern and western Wales retain many areas where Welsh is spoken as a first language by the majority of the population, and English learnt as a second language. |
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Hengeyokai transfer between forms almost instantly, though when in human form, they often retain some mark of characteristic of their true animal nature. |
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The copula verb to be is the only verb to retain some of its original conjugation, and takes different inflectional forms depending on the subject. |
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Many prominent points around Inverness retain fully Gaelic names. |
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The Romans preferred infantry to cavalry because infantry could be trained to retain the formation in combat, while cavalry tended to scatter when faced with opposition. |
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Such dialects, along with Manx and Irish, also retain the Classical Gaelic values of the stops, while most dialects underwent devoicing and preaspiration. |
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Through the twelfth and thirteenth centuries the House of Mathrafal struggled to retain its lands in Powys against Norman Marcher lords and a resurgent Gwynedd. |
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By not ploughing, beneficial fungi and microbial life can develop that will eventually bring air into the soil, retain water and build up nutrients. |
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In February 2011, the Defence Secretary Liam Fox stated that four submarines would be needed if the UK was to retain a credible nuclear deterrent. |
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A feature of the characterisations undertaken by Sellers is that, regardless of how clumsy or idiotic they are, he ensured that they always retain their dignity. |
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He did however retain his Westminster seat in the 2001 general election. |
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Wales, Cornwall and Brittany continued to retain a distinct Brittonic culture, identity and language, which they have maintained to the present day. |
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Arsenal finished in either first or second place in the league in eight of Wenger's first nine seasons at the club, although on no occasion were they able to retain the title. |
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The modern Royal Marines retain a number of distinctive uniform items. |
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Contemporaneous accounts suggest he left the main castles in Poitou to Geoffrey, implying that he may have intended Henry to retain Normandy and Anjou and not Poitou. |
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After Henry II fell seriously ill in 1170, he put in place his plan to divide his kingdom, although he would retain overall authority over his sons and their territories. |
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While King Henry III of England had accepted Dafydd's claim to rule Gwynedd, he was not disposed to allow him to retain his father's conquests outside Gwynedd. |
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By the Treaty of Aberconwy in November 1277, he was left only with the land of Gwynedd, though he was allowed to retain the title of Prince of Wales. |
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Due to the relatively large strength of the electromagnetic force, black holes forming from the collapse of stars are expected to retain the nearly neutral charge of the star. |
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Richard is portrayed as suffering a pang of conscience, but as he speaks he regains his confidence and asserts that he will be evil, if such needed to retain his crown. |
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Wasps followed up the win the following week, again at Twickenham, by beating Bath to retain the title of England's champion side, and complete a double. |
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The uplands retain evidence of occupation from long before the Kingdom of Powys, and before the Romans, who built roads and forts across the area. |
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However, only St John was persuaded to retain his seat in Parliament. |
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On July 2008 British Airways announced a merger plan with Iberia, another flag carrier airline in the Oneworld alliance, wherein each airline would retain its original brand. |
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The British wanted to retain their overseas conquests and have Hanover restored to George III in exchange for accepting French conquests on the continent. |
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The dialects spoken in Sri Lanka retain many words and grammatical forms that are not in everyday use in India, and use many other words slightly differently. |
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No club managed to retain the Cup Winners' Cup, although eight times a winning side followed up their victories with a losing appearance in the following season's final. |
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Mulch your vegetable garden to retain moisture and keep weeds down. |
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He had also backed a successful campaign to retain the status quo in a referendum on changing the voting system held at the request of his coalition partners. |
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Haverfordwest was permitted to retain a lieutenant while the Tower Hamlets and Cinque Ports were to be continue to be regarded as counties for lieutenancy purposes. |
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It would probably be convenient also to retain the ounce, the metric ounce being defined as equal to 25 grams, or one-twentieth of the metric pound. |
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As one of many ethnic groups in Canada, the Scots have managed to retain their separate identity, as well as adopting other religious practices such as deism. |
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The English spoken today in the North has been shaped by the area's history, and some dialects retain features inherited from Old Norse and the local Celtic languages. |
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The flags of all six Australian States retain the Union Jack in the canton, as do some regional flags such as the Upper and Lower Murray River Flags. |
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Since today's Germany was formed from an earlier collection of several states, it has a federal constitution, and the constituent states retain a measure of sovereignty. |
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While people are said to retain will, in that they willfully sin, they are unable not to sin because of the corruption of their nature due to original sin. |
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These railways retain steam for all or part of their motive power. |
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Some fire departments also use a converted bus as a command post while those in cold climates might retain a bus as a heated shelter at fire scenes. |
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The occupation ended on 26 October 1947, although Britain was to retain military bases in Iraq until 1954, after which the Assyrian militias were disbanded. |
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Britain included the conditional provision that the Somali residents would retain their autonomy, but Ethiopia immediately claimed sovereignty over the area. |
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Humans, meanwhile, retain the theoretical capacity to will justly but, owing to the Fall, they are incapable of doing so in practice except by divine grace. |
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If only one point is possible, the skip will often try to avoid scoring at all in order to retain the hammer until the next end, when two or more points may lie. |
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By the Treaty of Aberconwy in November 1277, Llywelyn was left only with the western part of Gwynedd, though he was allowed to retain the title of Prince of Wales. |
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Officially approved and accredited university study programmes must implement this framework by law in order to attain and retain accreditation in Spain. |
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Their successors in the mainstream retain most of these characteristics. |
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It stated the Parliament would retain its formal seat in Strasbourg, where twelve sessions a year would be held, but with all other parliamentary activity in Brussels. |
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