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Others have said that a chairperson who has worked in a related field could bring understanding and relevance to the post.

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I get nothing but understanding when I explain to a repairman that he can’t work on Saturdays, because that’s my Sabbath.

The Accounts Commission said gaps in how data was collected by councils meant "we don't have a full understanding of the impact of these decisions on health, wellbeing and prevention".

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Confirming these results could provide an entirely new approach to detecting it and deepen our understanding of how the Universe is held together.

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Researchers now have a better understanding of what’s in the gas that blew from Aliso Canyon and that continues to be stored in natural gas facilities around the country.

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

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