But already, he is building a clear record in one area of policy: little noticed by the West, Mr. Putin, a former lieutenant colonel in the K.G.

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One clear area of focus is energy.

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The one area where there is a clear division between the candidates is over future defence spending.

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The report also found there was "no evidence of clear thinking" on how a decision to save money in one budget area might have a knock-on effect on costs elsewhere.

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Working on a leash, one of the group's trained African rats can clear an area in 30 minutes that would normally take someone with a metal detector two days, Mr. Cox said.

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Sergeant MARIA(ph): We got the security team that - they do their job and they clear the area, but there always, you know, there might be that one object on the road that they just bypass and miss, and we might be the one that hit it.

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If one thing has become clear over the last five years in Cyprus, it is that the euro area, which is not just a market economy but a currency union with strict rules, is not compatible with a communist government.

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Norman Rockwell lived in the Berkshires for 25 years, and one look at the area's quintessentially New England main streets and white picket fences makes it clear where he got his inspiration.

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The area's aging factories are prized for their clear, light-filled interiors, but this one is lighter and clearer than most, with more windows and none of the internal columns that clutter up the floors elsewhere.

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