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"We're not happy with what transpired and we're doing a complete root-cause investigation," Mr. Becker said.
Three Workers at Nebraska Plant Exposed to Radiation Tennille Tracy 2011
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This seems to me a tremendously important and root-cause issue — if not clearly prosecutable — to develop some national dialogue around.
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"Our root-cause investigations and remediation efforts continue," she said.
Baxter's Irish Dialysis Production Issue Not Resolved Sten Stovall 2011
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The PHMSA said TransCanada must perform metallurgical testing and root-cause failure analysis, and review other parts of the 1,300-mile pipeline system for similar conditions that led to the two leaks.
U.S. Regulators Bar TransCanada From Restarting Keystone Pipeline Ben Lefebvre 2011
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They never connect their resultant psychological troubles with the root-cause — repressed sex.
Buddhism and Sex by M. O'C. Walshe William Harryman 2009
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"Dignity and worth" as root-cause contributors to violent extremism!
And On Top Of All Of That, John Brennan Might Actually Be A DFH | ATTACKERMAN 2009
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A significant byproduct of the arbitration can be transparency regarding the factors contributing to medical malpractice, root-cause analysis and the resulting process improvement to bring down costs.
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The root-cause approach to the problem, however, is the right focus.
Somali Raids & Afghanistan/Pakistan Strategy: Part II | ATTACKERMAN 2009
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But, if he does deliver on his promise of escalating the war in Afghanistan without addressing the root-cause of the conflict, the war will continue for many years to come, without any hope for any tangible results for the people of Afghanistan and the Middle East.
Muhammad Sahimi: Obama and the Middle East: Fundamental Changes or Deja vu? 2009
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The root-cause reasons why we please others at our own expense usually stem from early childhood experiences and unconscious conditioning.
Maddisen K. Krown: Ask Maddisen - How to Ask for What You Want 2009
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