It would not clear up doubts about which banks were dodgy in the first place.

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Arab commentators have toned down their expectations, but some say the proposal will be useful even if it does no more than clear up doubts that the Arabs are ready for peace and put the onus on Israel to respond.

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He wants the German Bundestag to step in with a statute to clear up any doubts or anxieties.

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