On the one hand, it appears to have significantly cut back on orders from Iran and sought to bolster its ties with other Gulf producers.

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One of the men had a gash on his hand, a cut lip and cheek and bruises on his head.

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The jury heard that during one argument Miss Manning punched her boyfriend twice and cut her hand when she hit a wall by mistake.

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On the one hand, James Murdoch can say that the rot within his organisation has tonight been cut out.

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