It was an impressive performance for mind and soul, with Mr. Garrison laying down a supple bottom and filling the middle range too.

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The last government originally tried to measure efficiency against a whole panoply of targets: response times, arrests and convictions, writing letters to victims, clear-up rates, time spent on the beat rather than filling forms - a huge range of measures.

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The cannon was amazingly powerful and could easily lob a ball over the palm tree that can be seen in the photo which is a range of about 800 feet (filling the barrel with water was also entertaining as it generated an instant cloud).

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The Gurkha Veteran Centre, in Queens' Walk, is supported by the charity The Forgotten British Gurkhas and staffed by seven volunteer veterans who provide help and advice in a range of areas, including housing, benefits and form-filling.

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They need to acquire a far wider range of competencies, such as computer skills, marketing, accounting and filling in tax returns.

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