In sum, Mr Assad's rule continues to weaken.

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The bars, which show the sum of the influences on inflation, would as a rule track the bold line, showing the influence of unemployment, quite closely.

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In sum, Pervez Musharraf is facing a challenge to his rule from two sides, the first being from the radical Islamists who have attempted to assassinate the general on more than one occasion and who also challenged government authority at the Red Mosque.

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This is usually said to be, a rule of thumb, about 20% of the sum collected or, in another formulation, perhaps 35% of the marginal revenue of the system.

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Members should also adopt a common General Anti-Abuse Rule, whereby they can ignore artificial tax avoidance schemes and tax the underlying sum of money, the Commission said.

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