It was in vain that I explained that it was the duty of backbenchers to put any government 'on trial' and to provide a forum for the justification of policies.

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The experts described a very specific clinical trial that would put Natrecor through the ringer, comparing it to the standard of care in heart failure.

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Other members of the organisation faced a similar trial before the 1995 election, in order, it seemed, to put them safely out of the running.

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But if the United States deserves criticism for openly supporting Rios Montt's rule, it also should be credited for supporting Guatemalan efforts to put the former dictator on trial, said Anita Isaacs, a professor of political science at Haverford College whose research focuses on Guatemalan politics.

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