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The decision, the last by the House of Lords before reconvening as the supreme court in October, was described as a far-reaching precedent by lawyers representing Purdy.

Still, the switch from Daniel arap Moi, 78, who ruled Kenya for 24 years, to Mwai Kibaki, 71, who has been elected to replace him, is being viewed as a far-reaching transformation of this East African country's political landscape.

Deputy Secretary of State Richard L. Armitage concluded a three-day visit to South Asia today, hailing a new peace initiative by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee of India with neighboring Pakistan as a "far-reaching act of statesmanship".

From their historical beginnings as places to keep the business, legal, historical, and religious records of a civilization, libraries have emerged since the middle of the 20th century as a far-reaching body of information resources and services that do not even require a building.

Democrats celebrated the legislation, a centerpiece of President Obama's education agenda, as a far-reaching overhaul of federal financial aid, providing a huge infusion of money to the Pell grant program and offering new help to lower-income graduates in getting out from under crushing student debt.

BAMAKO, Mali — A military strike to recapture Mali's Islamist-held north is growing more likely, according to Western powers, regional bodies and the United Nations — a pronounced shift after months of hesitation and hopes that negotiations might end what is now seen as a far-reaching jihadist threat.

Joseph Cheng, professor of political science at the City University of Hong Kong, described the move as a Mao-style "rectification campaign" aimed at silencing potential critics as Xi leads a far-reaching anti-graft sweep.

"A small-ball bill would be horribly disappointing to me," said LaTourette, who has repeatedly said he'd be willing to raise taxes only as part of a far-reaching deficit-reduction agreement.

Turkish investigators, listening in on Zarrab's phone, determined that he was transporting extraordinary amounts of gold to Iran, as part of a far-reaching scheme to help the Iranian regime evade economic sanctions.

B8 CIRCUITS G1-8 NEfficientEfficient but Risky Last week's blackout and malicous Internet worm known as MSBlast underscore a far-reaching challenge in managing modern technological societies: the difficulty of reaping the benefits of networks while minimizing their vulnerabilities.

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced last month that he would impose uniform reading and mathematics curriculums on all but 200 "successful schools" as part of a far-reaching overhaul of the troubled school system.