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[15] have now provided an answer to how the stability of sulfide production is maintained over such long periods and how the worms optimize sulfide uptake.
Finally, Columns (5), (8), and (11), labeled "Annual Growth" show the annual volume growth rates of all sectors and total First-Class Mail for the time periods 1987-90, 1990-93 and 1993-97, respectively.
To meet these deadlines, facilities may need to be taken off-line during critical periods.
The Board notes the strength of feelings of respondents and commentators, some of whom believe a liability should be recognized for amounts that will be paid in future periods to or on behalf of current or future program beneficiaries and others who believe that there is no obligation associated with these programs that meets the definition of a liability, other than amounts due and payable at the end of an accounting period; additionally, some favor disclosure of projected data relating to the magnitude of the present value of future net benefit payments at a particular date while others favor cash flow information for a long period of time.
In the case of H-2A workers, the reading would require the conclusion that Congress intended to provide H-2A workers with legal services representation on claims arising from their employment contracts only for the very brief periods that the workers are in the United States -- potentially rendering the promise of legal representation largely meaningless.