People steal from the cheap-food shops of the Public Distribution System (PDS) on an industrial scale.

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And Sister Dorothy herself was murdered in PDS Esperanca in 2005, by gunmen sent in by landowners.

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Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of DBLE, versus PDS and PGH.

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Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of SNP, versus PDS and PTEN.

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It had national organisations (NOs) and product divisions (PDs), and for a while they operated successfully as a network.

ECONOMIST: Idea

Fortifying the food handed out by the PDS would be an economical and effective way to lower rates of anaemia and increase nutrition.

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The concerns of the PDS are backed by Dr Douglas MacMahon, a member of the primary care task force, which set up the original guidelines.

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At first, the answer was both the NOs and the PDs.

ECONOMIST: Idea

Philips's PDs did not like that, and they fought back.

ECONOMIST: Idea

PDS, was virtually given away.

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