It's very difficult to bring up enough cold water in two to three days to have much effect.

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He said the government had decided to bring in the new law through an ordinance, which allowed it to take effect immediately.

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To bring corporate practices into line, a law passed in 2004 takes effect in April requiring companies to raise the minimum mandatory retirement age to 65 by 2013 or, if that is not feasible, to provide employment until they are eligible for the fixed part of the state pension.

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" But, it said, "on occasion your words that may be intended to bring a bit of levity to some significant issues have, in fact, had the opposite effect.

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But it also gives the chance to explain how Edward Morel and Roger Casement launched what was, in effect, the first international human-rights campaign, using the mass media to bring an unstoppable torrent of public criticism to bear on the Belgian authorities.

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