He thinks the council may stand or fall by a new process, known as universal periodic review.

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One hundred twelve countries have been reviewed to date under the Universal Periodic Review of the Human Rights Council.

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If you have been trading longer than a cup of coffee, then you understand the importance of periodic review of trades and the overall market environment.

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"We found at every location we visited that there was inadequate periodic review of user access privileges to ensure those privileges continued to be appropriate, " the report stated.

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Council spokesman Rolando Gomez told the Associated Press that Israel's unprecedented absence had put the council in "new territory" because attendance of the Universal Periodic Review was mandatory.

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Obama signed an executive order two years ago establishing review procedures for detainees to determine if continued detention was warranted, beginning with hearings before an interagency Periodic Review Board.

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Given that the merits of some of these provisions are debatable (to put it nicely), subjecting them to periodic review would seem to be the epitome of frugal budgeteering.

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On October 28, 2012, as part of the periodic review, the Librarian issued a new ruling on the mobile handset exception which narrowed the unlocking exemption that it had previously granted.

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The bank, the largest credit card issuer, since its 2006 acquisition of MBNA, says it's all part of its "periodic" review of customer credit risk.

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