Undoubtedly, there are examples of unneeded tests and that the total amount spent on those tests is still large.

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During the Bush administration, annual funding for these programs exceeded the total amount spent on such programs in the entire decade to 2001, according to the 2009 budget report from the Project on Middle East Democracy.

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Ministers would remain responsible for the total amount of money spent on the health service, as well as the scope of what it covers.

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It attracted the notice of regulators over its reporting as revenue the total amount its customers spent on deals rather than the amount it made from them.

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Charitable commitment, the amount of total expenses not spent on management and fundraising, remained unchanged at 84%.

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Because that time is spent in total stress, the amount and the quality they actually do contribute once arriving at the work site, suffers tremendously because most employees feel that they have already put in a full work day just by commuting to work.

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The amount people spent online was expected to account for 12% of total retail spending, they added.

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