"It is a mark of a civilised society that we should be able to mark the passing of significant figures in a dignified way, " she said.
Bin Laden's chosen successor, Ayman al-Zawahiri, and Abu Yahya al-Libi, a fiery Libyan ideologue, are regarded by intelligence sources as the only significant figures left in the organisation.
While both club captain Puyol, 34, and Xavi, 32, are significant figures at the club, Barcelona officials are likely to look upon the extension of Messi's deal as the most important.
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Many significant figures, such as the Secretary General of UNESCO Ms. Irina Bokova, the Secretary General of the United Nations Mr. Ban Ki-moon and other heads of International Organisations attended the special event organised on the 28th of April to celebrate the anniversary.
The old-fashioned approach was to collect according to lists, such as all the signers of the Declaration of Independence or all the Presidents. (Gilder and Lehrman have a collection of pardons from every President.) Now the fashion is to get manuscripts from history's most significant figures.
Month to month sales is more significant than yearly sales figures this year, and in this case Ford is the biggest winner, having sold 2% more in September than it did in August.
This general doubling of female participation is incredibly significant for total family income figures and for women able to support themselves.
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Still, the higher figures underscore a significant rise in attacks and fatalities.
"These figures are another significant indicator of Scotland's economic under-performance, " he said.
Government analysts said the two-day auto strike involving General Motors did not appear to have a significant impact on the claims figures last week, according to preliminary information from the states.
The figures confirmed a significant reversal of fortune for the company since 2011, when declining sales prompted it to announce a series of store closures as part of a strategy to re-orient sales towards the wholesale market.
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Government analysts said the two-day auto strike involving General Motors (nyse: GM - news - people ) did not appear to have a significant impact on the claims figures last week, according to preliminary information from the states.
And yes, you'll argue the GDP figures are much more significant - but you'll read about those elsewhere.
The figures also showed a significant increase in road accidents during December, which Mr Cook said was mainly due to severe weather.
The executive said the figures were even more significant when compared to the 50% increase in licensed vehicles over the same period and the 46% increase in the volume of traffic on major roads since 1985.
In fact, the percentage of black residents, in 2000 census figures, was a more significant predictor of future foreclosures than growth policies.
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It later became clear that the figures did not reveal any significant abuse of the welfare system: the vast majority of those claiming benefits were perfectly entitled to them.
It's harder to draw conclusions for then, however, as the most significant factor of the 2009-10 figures in this year's GERS report is the dramatic lurch into the red of the UK's finances, Scotland's included.
But there were nevertheless some significant trends beneath the surface of these predictable figures.
To be sure, the government's jobs figures are volatile and subject to significant revisions.
Figures for two other provinces with significant Sunni Arab populations -- Anbar and Nineveh -- have not been released.
But when oil and gas production falls that fast, the impact on growth figures for the whole economy is significant.
There is a natural tendency to assume the best of family members and authority figures, who make up a significant percentage of abusers.
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Big market teams generate nine figures in gate receipts and have significant local media revenues through their own networks or a contract with a regional sports network like Fox Sports.
"However, passenger figures had proved that there was significant demand for the routes operated by Ryanair and I am confident that we can attract other airlines to fill the void, " she said.
The reports led to a "significant number" of arrests, but the full figures are not available yet, it added.
The most significant number his company sends out is the unemployement figures, but it also works on market sentiment analysis.
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Hoffman and Cohler are significant names for Edmodo because they both were key figures in two of the biggest social networks, Facebook and LinkedIn.
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MPC's actions succeed in keeping inflation on average at its 2.5% target, you would expect significant fluctuations around that target in the measured inflation figures.
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