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That’s because the criteria for successfully sequencing a record album are not at all the same for live performance.

From Salon

The criteria has been tightened this year so that only those aged 75 and older are being offered free boosters, along with younger patients who have a weakened immune system.

From BBC

The Ministry of Justice said the Parole Board's recommendation would now be considered against stringent criteria, including around any risk Dunlop was believed to pose.

From BBC

The National Autistic Society said diagnostic criteria had been "shaped around stereotypical 'male' presentations of autism" meaning "a generation of women" had lost out.

From BBC

The Tories also plan to abolish taxpayer-funded legal aid in immigration cases, with a document on the proposals arguing there "will be no need for lawyers" because claims would be "fairly assessed against the criteria".

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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