Some Muslim Britons contract an Islamic marriage (but not a civil one) and then fail to confer on the bride the marriage settlement that would be obligatory in say, Pakistan.

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There will be the obligatory tidal wave of articles about every aspect of the phone.

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Mr Crabb added that during the 12 months that he claimed additional costs allowance (ACA) against this property he, along with all the freeholders on the estate, paid for "obligatory external paintwork to be done", and for five new windows following a burglary at the flat.

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Glenn Anderson, a Coast Guard captain, says his formal report on the Lake Hamilton drownings will recommend both the obligatory wearing of jackets and the installation of canopies that can be punctured more easily if a boat starts to sink.

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An alternative would be to make natural-disaster insurance (covering floods, earthquakes, avalanches and so on) obligatory, with premiums more closely reflecting the risk.

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