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Those time periods allowed for a complete view of patients’ daily prescriptions in durations of up to 90 days, both six months prior to a medication review and six months afterward.
Of this lineup of serial offenders, Sartre and Merleau-Ponty had prior convictions, mostly for communism, and only Barthes had a sense of humor.
He also offered some thoughts on the make-up of his squad prior to the match that suggested he would welcome a bit more experience.
From BBC
Northrop Grumman has been awarded contracts for prior phases of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, a planned network of missile defense and communications satellites in low Earth orbit.
From Los Angeles Times
Chevron plans to pour $7 billion next year into offshore projects in places such as Guyana and the eastern Mediterranean, a large increase from prior years, and is strengthening its exploration team.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.