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1. Nothing could be more reasonable, on the face of it.
2. On the face of it, nothing could be more reasonable.
3. In my workplace is a woman who's very strong willed, on the face of it.
4. For many years I thought that it was beauty alone that gave significance to life and that the only purpose that could be assigned to the generations that succeed one another on the face of this crowded earth was to produce an artist now and then.
5. It is the market leader here. On each of these markets, it will face competitors with sizeable market shares and reputable brands.
6. At the same time it is clear that the long-term strength and sustainability of the European economy depend on reshaping it to face the demands of energy security and the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
7. Mount the tyre and wheel assembly on the test axle and press it against the outer face of a smooth surfaced power-driven test drum 1,70 m ± 1 % diameter having a surface at least as wide as the tyre tread.
8. Mount the tyre and wheel assembly on a test axle and press it against the outer face of a smooth surfaced power driven test drum either 1,70 m ± 1 % or 2,00 m ± 1 % diameter.
9. Mount the tyre-and-wheel assembly on a test axle and press it against the outer face of a smooth wheel 1,70 m ± 1 per cent or 2 m ± 1 per cent in diameter.
10. On 12 July, S & P thus downgraded France Télécom ' s rating to BBB- but maintained its investment-grade rating with a stable outlook , stating that ‘The French state — which owns 55 % of France Télécom — has clearly indicated to Standard & Poor's that it will behave as an aware investor and would take appropriate steps if France Télécom were to face any difficulties … Indeed S & P believes that the company could face certain difficulties refinancing its debt obligations coming due in 2003.
11. Moreover, while it has to be accepted that the notion ‘materiality’ leaves room for interpretation, paragraph 30 of IAS 1 provides that an item that is not sufficiently material to warrant separate presentation on the face of the financial statements may nevertheless be sufficient material that it should be presented separately in the notes.
12. In these circumstances, the Commission has used the more conservative of the two options in order to be sure that it has not exaggerated the amount of the subsidy and will treat the face amount of the loans as the basis for a cap on the maximum amount of the benefit.
13. In these circumstances, the Commission has used the more conservative of the two options in order to be sure that it has not exaggerated the amount of the subsidy and will treat the face amount of the loan as the basis for a cap on the maximum amount of the benefit.
14. In these circumstances, the Commission has used the more conservative of the two options in order to be sure that it has not exaggerated the amount of the subsidy, and will treat the face amount of the loan as the basis for a cap on the maximum amount of the benefit.
15. In reply to the Commission’s first point, the French authorities stated that the reimbursement of incompatible aid could not, on the face of it, be classed as a restructuring cost (or as an own share of the recipient firm within the meaning of points 43 and 44 of the restructuring guidelines).