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A hundred and fifty men were absorbing almost a fifth of the combat for all of NATO forces in the country, for a couple months.	Cent cinquante hommes absorbaient presque un cinquième des combats des forces de l'OTAN dans le pays, durant quelques mois.
The upcoming elections, scheduled for 2009, were absorbing significant political energy in Afghanistan; their exact date has become an issue of contention.	Les prochaines élections, qui doivent se tenir en 2009, mobilisent beaucoup d'énergie politique en Afghanistan, leur date exacte étant devenue un sujet de discorde.
Moreover, in 1999, the Commission reached the conclusion that the exporting producers were absorbing the measures and therefore decided to increase their anti-dumping duties to very significant levels for the concerned exporting producers (up to 200,3 %).	En outre, en 1999, la Commission est arrivée à la conclusion que les producteurs-exportateurs assimilaient les mesures et a décidé en conséquence de relever les droits antidumping à des niveaux très importants au regard des producteurs-exportateurs concernés (jusqu'à 200,3 %).
Moreover, in 1999, the Commission reached the conclusion that the exporting producers were absorbing the measures and therefore decided to increase their anti-dumping duties to very significant levels for the concerned exporting producers (up to 200,3 %).	Période de référence : du ...au ...