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It doesn't look like this phrase is very popular! The search could not find any examples on the internet.	General access to broadband is an essential prerequisite for social and economic development and cohesion, and improved public services. The concentration of resources is an essential prerequisite for success. An essential prerequisite for the continued effective operation of the EU following its historic enlargement involves adapting its institutional framework to meet the new circumstances. Bolstered EU supervision of the economic and budgetary policy of the 27 Member States is an essential prerequisite for the continued existence of the euro. This respect cannot be imposed, but is an essential prerequisite for our mutual understanding and common action. The essential prerequisite for free and fair elections is a free media. I would therefore like to call for greater involvement of fishermen and the fishing industry as a whole as an essential prerequisite to the success of the CFP. The data link capability as described in Commission Regulation (EC) No 29/2009 on data link services is an essential prerequisite for this ATM functionality.

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General access to broadband is an essential prerequisite for social and economic development and cohesion, and improved public services.
The concentration of resources is an essential prerequisite for success.
An essential prerequisite for the continued effective operation of the EU following its historic enlargement involves adapting its institutional framework to meet the new circumstances.
Bolstered EU supervision of the economic and budgetary policy of the 27 Member States is an essential prerequisite for the continued existence of the euro.
This respect cannot be imposed, but is an essential prerequisite for our mutual understanding and common action.
The essential prerequisite for free and fair elections is a free media.
I would therefore like to call for greater involvement of fishermen and the fishing industry as a whole as an essential prerequisite to the success of the CFP.
The data link capability as described in Commission Regulation (EC) No 29/2009 on data link services is an essential prerequisite for this ATM functionality.