His novels, some of which are also excellent, fall into two categories: the historical and the proselytising.

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Some partially upgraded areas which will also fall within the intervention area include Thornbury, Chipping Sodbury, Downend, Bitton, Filton, Winterbourne and Kingswood.

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Some scientists also worry that water levels will fall permanently.

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Unless universities also get some say in whom they accept, such numbers are unlikely to fall much.

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The debt of Asian economies is also now partly in their own currency, which would fall in a crisis, taking some of the strain.

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Since Mr Ben Ali's fall, there has also been a resurgence of hardline Islamists such as the Salafist movement, some of whom want to see Sharia law introduced to Tunisia.

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Several analysts said copper could fall some more in the next couple of months due to this uncertain backdrop, and also because of slower seasonal demand during the vacation season and maintenance shutdowns in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Paulson got the biggest three U.S. banks together earlier this fall to hammer out some way of alleviating the crisis, and what they came up with was also met with harsh criticism.

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