He has asked to be excused from chairing debates on next week's Queen's Speech.

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He had asked to be excused from chairing the Queen's Speech debates, which end on Wednesday.

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So maybe for a little while, Watts Water could be excused from really taking a hard look at their new subsidiary.

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Mr Evans has asked to be excused from chairing any of next week's debates on the Queen's Speech, which are expected to last for several days.

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However, the district judge banned her from driving for 12 months, deciding she had failed to prove that she should be excused from a ban because of special medical circumstances.

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That has not always been smooth, but politicians have learned that it pays to be flexible, for example by finding ways for ministers from small parties to be excused from collective responsibility on certain sensitive issues.

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Investors should be excused from recognizing gain.

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