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• n  a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
• n  the underlying structure
  providing a factual framework for future research
• n  a structure supporting or containing something

• If a suitable framework for a Palestinian state is reached, Abbas would then go to his people with a referendum: Do you want it or not? He is convinced that more than 70% would .
• This framework is popularly known as string theory because it postulates that the smallest, indivisible components of the universe are not point-like particles but infinitesimal .
• I think that framework makes a great deal of sense.

• model
• theoretical account
• fabric

News & Articles

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• Ethiopia ratifies Nile accord opposed by Egypt
  Ethiopia's parliament has endorsed the Nile River Cooperative Framework Agreement, an accord that replaces colonial-era deals that awarded Egypt and Sudan the majority water rights to the world's longest river.
  June 13, 2013 - Fox News
• New accounting framework announced for small businesses
  Millions of U.S. small businesses will be able to use simplified, streamlined methods for measuring and presenting their financial results under a new accounting framework announced Monday.
  June 11, 2013 - Denver Post
• New accounting framework announced for small businesses
  Millions of U.S. small businesses will be able to use simplified, streamlined methods for measuring and presenting their financial results under a new accounting framework announced Monday.
  June 11, 2013 - Denver Post

Quotes

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• Anthony Kennedy in CNN International
  Writing for the majority, Justice Anthony Kennedy said, "the laws and Constitution are designed to survive, and remain in force, in extraordinary times. Liberty and security can be reconciled; and in our system reconciled within the framework of the...
• Mary Landrieu in CBS News
  My vote today to move forward on this important debate should in no way be construed by the supporters of this current framework as an indication of how I might vote as this debate comes to an end,Landrieu said.
• Tom LaSorda in MediaScrape
  The national agreement is consistent with the economic pattern and balances the needs of our employees and company by providing a framework to improve our long-term manufacturing competitiveness,Chrysler vice-president and chairman Tom...