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To scientists, the Black Sea is a remarkable feature because its lower levels are, to all intents and purposes, almost biologically dead not because of pollution but because of continued weak ventilation of the deep layers.

In the first nine months of this year, Illinois, Oregon's school boards, New Jersey's economic development authority and more than a dozen towns and counties sold $13.3 billion in bonds for pension purposes, almost as much as the total sold for pensions throughout the 1990's, according to Thomson Financial, a research firm.

Alas, the SC 430's largely curvilinear top doesn't fold compactly, and when retracted takes up much of the trunk -- leaving an irregular space that is, for practical purposes, almost unusable unless you eliminate the spare tire by springing for the optional run-flat tires.

This is also the bad news, he said, since Iran can move from that level to the 90% needed for military purposes almost as quickly as it could from the 20% that had been Netanyahu's red line. .

18 For administrative purposes, almost all women are invited by birth cohort.

Both sets of data are for most purposes almost equally useful.

When it was over, I walked into the evening with a kind of aimless purpose – almost tearful, though it's hard to say exactly why.

There is a look in his eyes of what I can only describe as radiant purpose, almost childlike in its innocence.

Like Welsh towns including Ebbw Vale, Motherwell's wealth and purpose almost disappeared overnight.

Not looking to drop $360 bucks on a gadget purposed almost solely for book reading, but still want to partake in Amazon's new found love for eBooks?

But it's also true that, like a plant adapting to new terrain, they outgrew that purpose almost immediately, pushing down roots into fresh soil.