Read the details of today's guarantee scheme, and you see it has been written by an organisation determined not to take on one jot of unnecessary risk - and equally determined that private sector contractors not get a penny more than they need, even if the pennies in question are not going to show up in the public accounts.

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Hundreds of people show up for Garan's public appearances in Japan and for other Blythe events, such as an annual charity fashion show.

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The continuing gender pay gap and the fact that men dominate senior positions in public life, show up where the real discrimination is, she argues.

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The winning act will be chosen by the public in the BBC One show Making Your Mind Up on 5 March.

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Lee has built up a loyal following in Hong Kong as a public persona, hosting a televised cooking show in the 1960s.

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The best defense for public funds in this new era of sustained scrutiny is to investigate fully before the reporters show up at your door.

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