Offenders are released on life licence, which means they can be recalled to prison at any time during the rest of their life, if they breach the terms of their licence.

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It is almost impossible to get hired for an executive-track position at any other time of year, or any later in life.

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Health, family or financial issues are all part of life and may surface at any time.

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Data from life insurance companies suggests that in the fifth and sixth decades of life you are less likely to die over the coming year than at any other time in your life.

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For one thing, Chinese leaders are right to point out that for hundreds of millions of their citizens, life is better than at any time in history.

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"Life kind of has a way of throwing you curve balls at any point of given time, " Chestnut says.

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