The basic operation is simple enough, with triggers, face buttons, a d-pad and everything else you'd need to ape a modern console controller.

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Ignoring the nature of the operation, the basic lack of credibility of the source of information, and the interests of Europe in defeating jihadist terrorism in the Middle East and worldwide, the chanceries of Europe squawked indignantly and threatened to cut off intelligence cooperation with Israel.

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In these circumstances, it appears that you failed to ask even the most basic questions about who was involved and the handling of an operation with the obvious potential to create considerable controversy and undermine public confidence - questions which would not have impinged in any way on the police carrying out a proper investigation.

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"Member states shall have equal rights to manage the internet, including in regard to the allotment, assignment and reclamation of internet numbering, naming, addressing and identification resources and to support for the operation and development of basic internet infrastructure, " it said in a document submitted on 17 November.

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These sheets are devoted to the production and organisation of concerts and shows, proposing basic information to enlighten cultural operators as to the economic and legal operation of the industry, and the various elements to be taken into account when organising a show.

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Recent surveys in the Bourem area of Gao region found that the price of basic foodstuffs had increased by up to 70% as a result of the military operation, Oxfam said.

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The operation will be divided into four basic stages, Costa said in its statement.

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'For people who were born and bred here like me, this used to be a very basic, simple thing to do, ' says Emma Beudert, 24, who manages the operation from a small industrial estate.

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During the demonstration of RAD for the Server, Dave Mendlen, Visual Studio product planner, built what he called a "middle-tier business object" for a wine-selling Web site using six lines of code, an operation that he said would take "hundreds of lines of code" with the current version of Visual Basic 6.

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