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Its arrival also marks the resurrection of Criterion’s invaluable Eclipse line, a no-frills, hitherto exclusively DVD series that bundled often-obscure titles, usually grouped by director.
In a departure from the policies of former chancellor Angela Merkel, Germany is developing a new China strategy to reduce dependence on Asia's economic superpower, hitherto a vital export market for German goods.
From Reuters
She continued: "The result is that change in future is likely to be more fundamental and more widespread than anything we have known hitherto."
From BBC
“Unfortunately, the hitherto proposals to cover the resulting security deficit cannot be considered sufficient to effectively limit the threats created by NS2,” he said in a joint statement with his Polish counterpart Zbigniew Rau.
From Reuters
France were unpicked by Switzerland just when they threatened to run riot, and hitherto rarely seen malfunctions in defence and in temperament proved their undoing against an inspired Swiss side.
From The Guardian
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