If he gives his OK and the special duties go into effect, some foresee a trade war with China.

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But many of the most competitive products face special duties or non-tariff barriers.

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The Giants have plenty of players who play full-time on offense or defense and also man a special team or two, but there's also a subset of the team whose primary duties reside on special teams.

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Since that assignment, she has received a promotion and completed a second special project outside her usual job duties.

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The Chair shall terminate the Special Task Force upon the completion of its duties.

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The Special Committee will, consistent with its fiduciary duties and in consultation with its independent financial and legal advisors, continue to evaluate the DISH Proposal and engage in discussions with each of DISH and Sprint, as appropriate.

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The Special Committee will, consistent with its fiduciary duties and in consultation with its independent financial and legal advisors, continue to evaluate the DISH Proposal and the letter from Sprint and discuss them with each of DISH and Sprint, as appropriate.

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On September 15th it brought two actions against China at the World Trade Organisation (WTO): one contesting Chinese duties on American exports of a special type of steel used in power generation, and another over discrimination against foreign providers of payment-card transactions.

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Import quotas have largely been replaced with customs duties, and subsidies, tax breaks and other special favours for farmers scaled back.

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"Most of the special forces in the state are being used for non-operational duties like guarding state politicians, " he said.

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One particular demo that we saw involved the swarm bots playing a projected piano of sorts to perform a short snippet of Beethoven's "Fur Elise" -- internal cameras, special "hats" and cameras mounted around the room lend a hand in carrying out the assigned duties.

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