Explaining his decision to suspend Wheeler's sentence at Birmingham Crown Court, Judge Thomas said victim impact statements had been a major consideration.

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That is a major consideration in the middle of winter.

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"The take-up of the programme has been very good and it has been administered without any suggestion of a stigma attached to those who receive it, which was a major consideration, " she said.

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In determining which Saturday to choose in September, Ms Gillard also admitted that avoiding a clash with the Aussie rules grand final in Melbourne, one of the biggest sporting events of the year, was a major consideration, reports the BBC's Nick Bryant in Sydney.

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After that, recall that price alone is not always the only, or even a major, consideration for consumers.

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It's not a killer argument, if I can put it like that, but it's a very major consideration and would need to be in any scheme that was evolved.

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The fact that such an idea is even up for consideration should be a major wake-up call -- a reminder that climate change is real and happening now.

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Climate is also a major problem in Afghanistan which also has to be taken into consideration.

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While some in the military continue to insist that the authors of MCS only took strategic realities into consideration, it is clear that financial constraints played a major part in the paring down of the transport fleet.

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Mr Thorburn said that although that was within the rules, decisions involving major expenditure of charity funds should normally be made after consideration by a substantial number of trustees.

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