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1 Text books often include reference to explanations of legislation given by a minister in Parliament , as a result of which lawyers advise their clients taking account of such statements and judges when construing the legislation come to know of them .
2 Nevertheless , specialist officers invariably have loyalties to their profession as well as to their employing authority and this further weakens the concept of a unified service .
3 Wine merchants often lend glasses to customers for a small charge or even for free — assuming that you buy a few bottles from them .
4 Some slimming magazines also publish guides to the fat and fibre content of food .
5 Besides those of proven wealth , the immigration laws only allow entry to specific categories of employees who are required to fill jobs which can not be filled by the existing labour force .
6 Management consulting assignments generally require solutions to perceived problems and experience at implementing solutions .
7 Sometimes the rug is simply washed in water and then left out in the sun to dry , but many weaving groups now add chemicals to the water in order both to alter the tonal intensity of the colours and to give the pile a gloss or matt sheen .
8 Few library authorities now give allocations to individual service points , since the benefits of gearing stock provision to a larger geographical area are widely recognized .
9 The operations of insider traders effectively cause losses to market-makers with whom they deal .
10 This is worth emphasising since monetary control regulations often include references to ratios of various sorts .
11 The thermal paper materials alone cost £2.75 to the trade .
12 Coconut and banana trees quickly give way to a dim still forest .
13 Such provisions are common in contracts of carriage or bailment which normally impose a financial limit of £n per item or per unit of weight ; sale contracts generally restrict liability to the amount of the price of the goods , or ( possibly ) a multiple of it , for instance " our liability to pay damages for any breach of contract shall not exceed the amount of the contract price " .
14 Restaurant chefs always have access to marvellous trimmings for their soups .
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