Lord Justice Leveson not only recommends statutory 'underpinning' for a new independent system of press regulation - rejecting the industry's own proposal for a new body as "not going nearly far enough" to demonstrate independence from publishers.

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When the regime feels provoked, it often acts in the opposite direction to demonstrate its independence.

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On the other, Hillary Clinton needed to demonstrate her independence and strength outside of her home state of New York as a genuine political leader in her own right.

CNN: Analysis: What's next for Bill Clinton?

Should that occur, it is likely that President Clinton's acknowledged and free-spending intervention on behalf of the victor will be seized upon by the defeated communists and other xenophobes to drive Mr. Yeltsin to take ever-more-draconian steps to demonstrate his independence from, if not outright defiance of, the West.

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No doubt, the Bank wants to demonstrate its newly won independence.

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Before you decide whether it is more politic to demonstrate a proper loyalty to Labour or a proper independence of mind, watch the behaviour of the government over Sierra Leone.

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