In France, local politicians on the centre-right have let through initially controversial plans for large mosques in Toulouse and Marseille, for example.

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Gera flicked a forward pass through his legs to Zamora 25 yards out and the big striker let the ball run on before hammering a magnificent, swerving right-foot drive that crashed in off the crossbar.

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He passes me on the right at the next light, and I am all too happy to let him go on in anger, giving space with a couple cars between us as Swiss buffers.

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Whatever the impact on Mr Romney's fortunes, in short, the religious right shows no inclination to let him run the election campaign he wants.

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Another promising development is found in apps that let you do some elementary coding right on the iPad.

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If we act as role models and mentors to women coming up in the company, let them know when they are on the right track AND when they are off course, and fight FOR high potentials when it comes to promotion time, we can eventually fill more executive positions with deserving women.

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