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Question: The preliminary stages of the project, the only one of its kind according to its designers, are estimated at $200 million.

Answer: designer says,one of a kind begining stages of the proect are estimated at $200 million

Question: By September, the United States was becoming openly critical of Pakistan for supporting a Taliban military offensive aimed at completing the conquest of Afghanistan.

Answer: The US became public in their critiques of Pakistan's support of the Taliban's conquest of Afghanistan.

Question: Failure to abide by the procedural requirements of Chapter 36 has been recognized as a sufficient legal basis for voiding the intended change.

Answer:
Failure to abide by the procedural requirements has been recognized for voiding the intended change.