And he told peers the decision to go ahead with building two aircraft carriers was probably the most difficult and controversial decision taken by the Strategic Defence and Security Review.

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However, the sport's governing body, the FIA, said it was not surprised by BMW's decision given the difficult global economic climate.

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All of this will have to be carefully weighed by universities as they get down to the difficult decision of what level to set their fees at.

BBC: Students could be tough customers

Faced with this surprisingly strong US demand, we have made the difficult decision to postpone the international launch of iPad by one month, until the end of May.

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Tension with Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, and the broader Muslim world makes investment in Israel by major energy companies a difficult decision.

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The decision to wind down the Avondale facility by 2013 is a difficult one for the already struggling Gulf Coast economy as it will affect about 5000 people currently working at the facility.

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It was clearly a difficult decision for the Alliance for Change and one that was opposed by several opposition leaders.

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Now he faces a difficult decision of whether to risk further funds by planting spring crops in the fields that remain under snow.

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