The most he is prepared to promise is that he will avoid the tax increases he claims will ensue from Mr Brown's profligacy.

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Or do we simply put our heads down and use these periods of time to market our talents to the outside world while taking some much-needed rest to prepare for the onslaught that will inevitably ensue from our efforts?

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Yet many of them may still be prepared to make such concessions if a viable, sovereign and contiguous state, free from settler encroachment and from military rule, were eventually to ensue.

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Lots of wheeling and dealing would ensue, and after several ballots a nominee would emerge from the four current candidates.

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If the plan to bar tourists from patronizing these businesses goes through, legal battles are likely to ensue, noted Lap.

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"It's obvious that if Mr. X from ABC company is deciding pay questions about Mr. Y from DEF company and vice versa, a certain clubby cooperation can ensue, " says Jauhal.

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And since April 2004, police have been able to take and keep samples from anyone arrested for a recordable offence, even if charges do not ensue.

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