• But Defence Secretary Mr Hammond said he rejected the idea that people had been treated unfairly and said the committee had only looked at the first phase of redundancies - in which enough civil servants had volunteered that the MoD had not had to resort to compulsory job losses.

    BBC: MPs brand compulsory armed forces job cuts 'grotesque'

  • The first factor at play is that we are in the first phase of this operation.

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  • Among the early potential renters looking at apartments at Mercedes House are renters who already live in the first phase of the development, looking to move into the brand-new building instead.

    WSJ: Well-Heeled Renters Find Tight Market

  • At Oakwood Shores, with only the first phase built, about 150 original residents have moved back.

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  • "The parliament's cleaning contractor is due to start next week and will be assisting in the final clean of areas in a progressive fashion, in preparation of the next phase of furniture deliveries and the first staff moves at the beginning of August, " he said.

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  • Work has started on the first phase of construction work aimed at improving John O'Groats.

    BBC: John O' Groats revamp work starts

  • Each of the candidates are involved in the knockout phase of the tournament and will hope to propel their teams into a first Premiership final at Twickenham on 29 May.

    BBC: Northampton & Saracens dominate player award shortlist

  • The five winners will join 43 other countries in the first group phase, where the teams will be divided into 12 groups of four teams each at the World Cup draw in Durban on 25 November.

    BBC: SA to play in World Cup qualifiers

  • The 12 group winners and the best eight runners-up advance to the final qualifying phase where they will be split into five groups with the winners joining hosts South Africa at the first World Cup to be staged by Africa.

    BBC: Group Five goes down to the wire

  • On Sept. 7, Kashmiris participated in the first phase of a four-stage election aimed at restoring a popular 87-seat assembly.

    CNN: Hope in the Himalayas

  • America now says the first phase of the system will be based on ships at sea, with a radar closer to Iran.

    ECONOMIST: Charlemagne

  • Nor would it be feasible to phase in the move to Malpensa: airlines that shift first would be at a disadvantage, and dividing the traffic of individual airlines between both Milan airports would double their costs.

    ECONOMIST: Italian airports

  • At first, the Strand-1 satellite will be controlled by a standard onboard computer, but in phase two of the mission, a Google Nexus phone will take the reins - equipped with a number of special apps.

    BBC: Smartphone fired into space to see if screams can be heard

  • The model shows that lasting weight loss takes a long time to achieve and suggests that more effective weight loss programs might be undertaken in two phases: a temporary, more aggressive change in behavior at first, followed by a second phase of a more relaxed but permanent behavioral change that can prevent the weight regain that afflicts so many dieters despite their best intentions.

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  • The first phase might only tax sales and purchases of shares, not bonds or derivatives transactions, and at 0.01% instead of 0.1% as currently proposed.

    WSJ: Review & Outlook: The Transaction-Tax Climbdown

  • At the same time, we will begin to see the first results out of the UK that will truly inform the next phase of this new innovation.

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