Ms Cheong, meanwhile, has issued a public apology, saying that the noise from the wedding - in a common space known as a void deck underneath government-built housing often used for celebrations by different ethnic groups - had caused her to lash out.

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In fact, it is a common joke within the profession that you are better off saying you are an estate agent than health manager.

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My only caveat is that he has a lot more in common with those saying we are headed for doomsday than he thinks he does.

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Earlier this month, Madejski had told BBC Radio Berkshire he "didn't have a problem with" the plans, saying that it was "common sense that teams should do one match abroad every year".

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Dos Santos' attorney filed a motion to revoke the arrests, saying that they had been made to help calm the sentiments of the population, a common practice in Brazil, according to a statement by the Court of Rio Grande do Sul.

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