There are also guidelines requiring one-handed operation and a two second limit on "off-road glances" - the time spent looking at the device.

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The company says that in the future, passengers will be able to count on vouchers and refunds if their flights don't take off, as well as a limit on how many hours a plane will sit on the tarmac.

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Agents deployed on foreign assignments will in future receive briefings on arrival that include "off-limit zones and off-limit establishments".

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In late October, Congress, egged on by miners and people who use off-road vehicles, declined to limit the law's use, and the Bush administration has generally tried to make using such paths easier.

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The scheme called for an end to discounting of alcohol by off licences and supermarkets, laws on alcohol labelling and reducing the drink-drive limit.

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Along with the Navy, EDS will screen software and limit internet connections to a half-dozen on-ramps that are monitored and can be cut off fast if attacked.

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