Let me reiterate Pakistan's scrupulous adherence to the policy of non-transfer of nuclear technology or materials to other countries.

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Mr Aquino's supporters scoff at this, and praise the president's scrupulous hands-off approach.

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Devotees of Mr Shlaim's scrupulous previous works might therefore be disappointed.

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The author's scrupulous wordsmithery deserves better.

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Directed by Michael Colgan with scrupulous faithfulness to Beckett's text, he shows us a self-obsessed artist who, having chosen between (in Yeats's phrase) "perfection of the life, or of the work, " has lived to regret his decision to opt for the solitary pursuit of his elusive muse.

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But even if Obama's vetting process appears overly scrupulous, aides to the future commander-in-chief are likely more wary of an early disastrous appointment that would cause a wave of negative media coverage and raise early questions about Obama's leadership skills.

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Lutnick's critics say he has not always been scrupulous in getting between the wall and the wallpaper.

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Sophie Basarrate, 14, and Kevin Silverstein, 15, stood out to lead the rescued children with their finely presented, scrupulous dancing as two of the now-peaceful kingdom's most upstanding individuals.

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Across the region, there is a growing suspicion that in the rush to cash in on Southeast Asia's health-care boom, some operators are less than scrupulous about maintaining medical standards.

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