You highlighted that the absence of such a gesture would give rise to significant adverse media comment.

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While Mr Yanukovych has given no comment on the threats of European leaders as significant as Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel to boycott the tournament, Ukraine's foreign affairs ministry has been open in its condemnation.

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The search giant, which declined to comment on Reputation Defender's service, spends significant resources trying to prevent Web site owners from pushing up their ranking artificially.

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Former Justice Secretary Jack Straw also agreed that the plans would make "significant changes", particularly the plans to replace the common law defence of "fair comment" with "honest opinion".

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