\begin{table} %t1
\caption{Bias measurements from the VVDS first epoch data.}  
\label{table1} 
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\begin{tabular}{l l l r l l l l}
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$R$ & Redshift range & $\mathcal{M}^{c}_B$& $N_{\rm gal}$ & $\bl$  & $r$ & $\sigma_{R}$&$S_{3}$ \\ 
\hpc        & &  & & & &  \\
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5 &$0.4<z<0.7$ &No     &1583   &$0.87\pm 0.15$ & 0.95  & $0.94 \pm0.15$ & $1.2\pm0.3$  \\  
&  $0.7<z<0.9$ &	   &1044   &$0.95\pm 0.15$ & 0.96  & $0.98 \pm0.15$ & $1.4\pm0.3$  \\
&  $0.9<z<1.1$ &	   &759   & $0.97\pm 0.13$ & 0.97  &$ 0.93\pm0.13$ & $1.1\pm 0.3$  \\
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5& $0.4<z<0.7$ &--18.7  &610   &$1.06\pm 0.17$ & 0.97  &$ 1.18\pm0.17$ &$1.6\pm0.3$  \\
&  $0.7<z<0.9$ &	   &726   &$1.03\pm 0.15$ & 0.97  & $1.05 \pm 0.15$ & $1.6\pm 0.3$  \\ 
&  $0.9<z<1.1$ &	   &751   &$1.00\pm 0.14$ & 0.97  & $0.97 \pm 0.14$ & $1.5\pm 0.3$  \\ 
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5& $0.4<z<0.7$ &--20    &160   &$1.10\pm 0.18$ & 0.97  & $1.28 \pm0.18$ & $1.4\pm0.4$  \\
&  $0.7<z<0.9$ &	   &229   &$1.12\pm 0.17$ & 0.99  & $1.18 \pm0.17$ & $1.1\pm0.3$  \\ 
&  $0.9<z<1.1$ &	   &289   &$1.18\pm 0.15$ & 0.97  & $1.17 \pm0.15$ & $1.4\pm0.4$  \\
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8& $0.7<z<0.9$ &No     &1263  &$0.92\pm 0.20$ & 0.97  & $0.67 \pm0.20$ & $1.6\pm0.4$  \\
&  $0.9<z<1.1$ &	   &864   &$1.03\pm 0.16$ & 0.96  & $0.74 \pm0.16$ & $1.6\pm0.3$  \\
&  $1.1<z<1.3$ &	   &440   &$1.21\pm 0.12$ & 0.96  & $0.82 \pm0.12$ & $1.3\pm0.3$  \\
&  $1.3<z<1.5$ &	   &234   &$1.51\pm 0.10$ & 0.95  & $0.96 \pm0.11$ & $1.0\pm0.3$  \\
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8& $0.7<z<0.9$ &--18.7  &879   &$0.98\pm 0.21$ & 0.98  & $0.75 \pm0.21$ & $1.6\pm0.4$  \\
&  $0.9<z<1.1$ &	   &813   &$1.01\pm 0.16$ & 0.97  & $0.72 \pm0.16$ & $1.8\pm0.3$  \\
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8& $0.7<z<0.9$ &--20    &279   &$1.17\pm 0.23$ & 0.98  & $0.89 \pm0.23$ & $1.7\pm0.4$  \\
&  $0.9<z<1.1$ &	   &327   &$1.30\pm 0.17$ & 0.99  & $0.94 \pm0.17$ & $1.8\pm0.3$  \\
&  $1.1<z<1.3$ &	   &251   &$1.33\pm 0.12$ & 0.96  & 0$.88 \pm0.12$ & $1.2\pm0.3$  \\
&  $1.3<z<1.5$ &	   &169   &$1.56\pm 0.11$ & 0.95  & $0.99 \pm0.11$ & $1.1\pm0.3$  \\
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\hline			      
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10&$0.7<z<0.9$ &No     &1425   &$1.03\pm 0.22$ & 0.91 & $0.66 \pm0.22$ & $1.6\pm0.4$  \\
&  $0.9<z<1.1$ &	   &955   &$1.05\pm 0.18$ & 0.97  & $0.64 \pm0.18$ & $1.7\pm0.4$  \\
&  $1.1<z<1.3$ &	   &480   &$1.17\pm 0.13$ & 0.90  & $0.68 \pm0.13$ & $1.3\pm0.3$  \\
&  $1.3<z<1.5$ &	   &250   &$1.55\pm 0.11$ & 0.93  & $0.84 \pm0.13$ & $1.2\pm0.3$  \\
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10&$0.7<z<0.9$ &--18.7  & 991  &$1.03\pm 0.25$ & 0.95  & $0.69 \pm0.25$ & $1.5\pm0.4$  \\
&  $0.9<z<1.1$ &	   & 900  &$1.03\pm 0.18$ & 0.96  & $0.63 \pm0.18$ & $1.7\pm0.3$  \\
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10&$0.7<z<0.9$ &--20    &316   &$1.14\pm 0.25$ & 0.92  & $0.75 \pm0.25$ & $1.6\pm0.4$  \\
&  $0.9<z<1.1$ &	   &360   &$1.26\pm 0.20$ & 0.97  & $0.78 \pm0.20$ & $1.8\pm0.4$  \\
&  $1.1<z<1.3$ &	   &266   &$1.36\pm 0.14$ & 0.91  & $0.78 \pm0.14$ & $1.3\pm0.3$  \\
&  $1.3<z<1.5$ &	   &175   &$1.54\pm 0.13$ & 0.93  & $0.84 \pm0.13$ & $1.3\pm0.3$  \\
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\end{tabular}
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