The minister added that the firm had behaved "very honourably" in its dealings with the government.

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Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash are among the singers to have been honourably discharged.

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"We believe that we acted honourably and tried to do the right thing for all concerned, " he added, saying he would appeal against the verdict.

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It is a fine thing that we should provide assurances of help to the Afghan people, but the factions in Afghanistan have to behave honourably as well.

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By and large, the police do a dangerous job honourably.

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"We're the sort of company that does look after its workforce, and we expect them to be treated fairly and honourably, and we expect our franchisees to deal with them honourably, " he said.

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The Labour Party is full of people who will say in private that Mr Mandelson has treated them less honourably, that in his relentless rise he has been all too willing to scythe away former friends and colleagues who become dispensable.

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We all get in the run up to general elections hundreds and hundreds of requests to fill in questionnaires, to sign declarations, we could spend our time doing nothing else, a lot of MPs quite honourably take the view, that's it, they, they just don't engage in that.

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