The Ad Hoc Group was charged with addressing the science-related recommendations of the report.

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If that decision had been made by a standing group of experts instead of an ad hoc group, it would have drawn less scrutiny.

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Ban Ki-Moon, United Nations Secretary-General, tasked Irina Bokova to convene an Ad Hoc Group to advise him on the science-related recommendations of the Report.

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The Director-General started by assembling an ad hoc group of UN agencies with substantive science portfolios and leaders of major international scientific bodies to provide advice.

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With each passing year, the ad-hoc group gets stronger economically and politically in world affairs.

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The report recommends the creation of an ad hoc working group on science and traditional knowledge.

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But for its urgency, the breadth of the music performed admirably by the ad-hoc group of musicians, and how Mr. Springsteen is determined to inspire brotherhood with what he perceives as traditional American and Christian ideals, "Wrecking Ball" is a triumph.

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Professor Martin Price, Chair of the UK MAB Committee and UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Mountain Development at the University of the Highlands and Islands, played a key role in the development of the strategy, acting as Rapporteur of the ICC Session and participating in an ad hoc working group comprised of representatives from 20 countries.

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But that group has been very ad hoc, the official said.

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The BRICS as a group is largely an ad-hoc one, but the individual nations are increasingly aware of their potential to emerge as a new force in world affairs thanks to their strong economies and combined population.

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"We continue to seek to streamline the early stages of work of potential future IEEE 802.3 Ethernet wireline standards-development activities, " said John D'Ambrosia, chair of the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Bandwidth Assessment Ad Hoc and IEEE 802.3 Industry Connections Higher Speed Ethernet Consensus group and chief Ethernet evangelist, CTO office, Dell.

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The first rankings were adapted from an ad hoc system developed for a golf almanac by Mark McCormack, founder of International Management Group.

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