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Monday's survey of the manufacturing sector from the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply/Markit gave its best reading in over two years, with the overall activity index rising to 54.1 for December - well above City expectations and marking a significant recovery from November's surprise fall to 51.8.

For the first quarter, Priceline.com reported a loss of 3 cents per share, topping Wall Street expectations by 2 cents and marking a significant improvement over the 15-cent loss in the fourth quarter of 2000.

Subsequently, on the first of May, Jamnalal Bajaj, the secretary of the Nagpur Congress Committee, started the Flag Satyagraha, gaining national attention and marking a significant point in the flag movement.

This trend has held since 2007 and marks a significant shift in the discussions related to climate change.

A European diplomat called the hardline attitude depressing and marked a significant divergence between European and US views on how to deal with the problem.

The reading is below the 50 mark that separates expansion from contraction, and marked a significant fall from the previous month's reading of 50.4.

The increase was less than analysts had expected and marked a significant improvement from the 5.5 percent reading recorded the previous month.

It followed earlier private briefings by the Prince and Princess to newspapers and marked a significant step beyond any previous contact between the press and royalty but also a determination by Diana not to be crushed by the Court.

Bringing together four of the Shakesperean English history plays under a group of high-class stage directors, The Hollow Crown begins this weekend on BBC2 and marks a significant advance in the medium's fight with this writer.

Gentiloni's decision last month to recall Italy's ambassador to Cairo, Maurizio Massari, followed a meeting between investigators in Rome and marked a significant worsening of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

Under the coalition government's welfare reforms, housing benefit payments will be paid to tenants under the universal credit system which will begin to be rolled out next year, and marks a significant departure from the current arrangement in which many tenants receiving housing benefits have it paid directly to landlords.