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1
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History of Orchid Judging
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3
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2
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Regulations of Orchid Judging
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4
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2.1
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Board of Directors
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4
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2.2
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Chairman of the Judging Committee
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4
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2.2.1
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Duties and Responsibilities
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4
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2.3
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National Vice Chairman
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4
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2.4
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Judging Committee
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4
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2.4.1
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Composition of Judging Committee
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4
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2.4.2
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Functioning of Judging Committee
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5
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2.4.3
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Purpose and Responsibilities of the Judging Committee
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5
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2.4.4
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Registrar of Awards
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5
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2.4.4.1
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Responsibilities of the Registrar of Awards
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5
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2.5
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Regional Judging
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6
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2.5.1
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Supplementary Judging Region
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6
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2.5.2
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Regional Judging School
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7
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2.5.3
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Regional Judging Chairman
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7
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3
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Classes of Judges
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9
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3.1
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Accredited S.A.O.C. Judges
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9
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3.1.1
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Requirements for accredited S.A.O.C. Judges
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9
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3.1.1.1
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Knowledge
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9
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3.1.1.2
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Ability
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9
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3.1.1.3
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Duties and responsibilities
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9
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3.1.1.4
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Prerequisites to retain status
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10
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3.1.1.4.1
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Terms of office
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11
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3.1.1.5
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Accreditation of Judges from other countries
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11
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3.2.
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Retired Judge
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11
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3.3
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Learner Judges
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11
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3.3.1
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Duties and responsibilities
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11
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3.3.2
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The Learner Judges Training System (Tier System)..............................................
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12
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3.3.3
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Description of tier system and requirements
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12
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3.3.4
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Syllabus for Learner Judges
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15
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3.3.4.1
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Orchid biology
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3.3.4.2
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Basic orchid culture
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3.3.4.3
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Propagation
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3.3.4.4
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Pest and diseases
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16
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3.3.4.5
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Basic cytology and genetics
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16
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3.3.4.6
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Orchid breeding
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16
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3.3.4.7
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Hybrid registration
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16
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3.3.4.8
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Judging
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3.4
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Emeritus Judge
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4
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Award Judging
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4.1
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General Information on Award Judging
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4.2
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Rules and Procedures to submit a plant
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4.3
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Award Judging procedure at Regional level
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4.4
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Award Judging procedure at National level
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4.5
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Award submission regulations
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4.6
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Judges Forum
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4.6.1
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Authority of the Forum
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4.6.2
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Forum meetings and Procedures
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4.7
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S.A.O.C Botanists
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5
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Award Judging Sheets
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5.1
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Judging sheet A - Flower Quality Award – All genera
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5.2
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Judging sheet B – CHM/CCE/CCA
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5.2.1
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Certificate of Horticultural Merit
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5.2.2
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Certificate of Cultural Excellence
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5.2.3
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Certificate of Cultural Ability
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5.3
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Judging Sheet C – Judges commendation and Award of distinction
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5.3.1
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Judges commendation
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5.3.2
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Award of distinction
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5.4
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Award of quality
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5.5
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Certificate of botanical recognition
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24
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5.6
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Pioneer medal
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5.7
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The S.A.O.C. breeders achievement medal
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25
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5.8
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New direction certificate
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25
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5.9
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Judging sheet D – Society and other exhibits
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26
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6
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Method of Measurements and Description
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6.1
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Measurements
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6.2
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Descriptions
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7
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Criteria for Judging Major Genera
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7.1
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Cattleya and Allied genera
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7.2
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Cymbidium
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7.3
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Dendrobium
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7.4
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Miltoniopsis
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7.5
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Odontoglossum
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31
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7.6
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Paphiopedilum
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31
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7.7
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Phalaenopsis
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31
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7.8
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Vanda
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32
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8
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Society Show Judging
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32
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9
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National Show Schedule
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9.1
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Conditions of entry
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9.2
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Schedule for judging at S.A.O.C. National Shows
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34
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10.
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S.A.O.C. Judging sheets
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10.1
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Judging Sheet A
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10.2
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Judging Sheet B
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45
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10.3
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Judging Sheet C
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46
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10.4
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Judging Sheet D
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47
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10.5
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Derivation of an award
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48
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