His bill would "solely and simply" amend the Sexual Offences Act 2003 to raise the threshold from the current age of consent of 16.

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The second point the GPhC makes is that the allegation about Ainsworths "would fall below the current threshold criteria for referral to the investigating committee".

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Cherie Blair, a longtime employment and human-rights lawyer, points out that the current threshold for employees to bring claims is a compromise between the six months set by the Labour government in 1975 and the two-year threshold brought in by the Thatcher administration in 1985.

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Nineteen states have minimum wages that are above the current federal threshold, though "tipped employees, " such as restaurant workers, often receive an hourly wage that is lower.

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Cable, for example, is considering technologies extending the reach of its coaxial cable networks above the current 1 GHz threshold, and Verizon has demonstrated 1 gigabit and 10 gigabit capability on its existing FiOS network.

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So instead of using resources to lobby for a new federal law that lowers the threshold, the NTSB should direct its influence on helping states enforce the current one.

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But unlike the current version of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, the ban was confined to tests above a specific threshold that was verifiable and allowed a limited number of proof-tests of existing stockpiles to determine their reliability.

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