QUES: Both figures were below consensus expectations , but August sales were revised to a 1.2 percent increase from a previously reported 0.6 percent gain , fueling a dollar rally .

But August sales were revised to a 1.2 percent increase from a previously reported 0.6 percent gain , fuelling a dollar rally .

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QUES: Still others cite the difficulty of assembling a group of subjects whose depression is of comparable severity , increasing the chances that the effectiveness of the medication will be diffused .

Still others cite the difficulty of assembling a group of subjects whose depression is of comparable severity , a problem that complicates the task of properly measuring effectiveness .

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ANS: yes

QUES: Associated Press Writers Michelle Morgante in San Diego and Ken Ritter in Las Vegas contributed to this article .

Associated Press Writer Ken Ritter in Las Vegas contributed to this article .

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no