Lord Bew is also calling for a greater emphasis on the progress children make from their initial starting points, as well as their overall attainment.

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Emerging Asia, as with the rest of emerging markets, has fared better than the developed markets after the 2008 crisis in part due to better initial starting conditions.

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Thus, it enables to monitor the total flows of goods and services produced, as well as value added, starting from the initial production stage to the final use stage.

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Asked why only Muslims have faced trial in Meikhtila, Ye Aung Myint, the advocate general, said the courts were starting with the initial incidents that triggered the violence, and those involved in later incidents would be tried subsequently.

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Unlike traditional animation in which everything must be specified, a physics movement has a starting point and some initial attributes and the rest, including the end point, just happens.

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As you can see, starting a business involves making quite a few initial decisions and getting policies and paperwork in place.

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These usually come in the form of starting businesses amid turmoil or those who have an opportunity to be an initial investor in something groundbreaking.

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The initial concern for both McLaren drivers will be not to lose ground at the start as they are starting on the dirtier, more slippery side of the track.

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