He said that Conservative and Lib Dem colleagues had "made the coalition work effectively" and argued that peers had "taken to coalition more quickly and more naturally" than might have been expected because no party has an overall majority in the Lords, meaning that negotiation between parties was commonplace.

BBC: Queen's Speech debate

The timing of his extension was also questionable because his existing contract ran through 2016, meaning there was no need for an immediate extension.

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The vote on his amendment was tied at 201 votes for and against the suggestion, meaning it was rejected in accordance with Lords procedure, because there was no majority in favour.

BBC: Legal Aid Bill part two

Two other Netherlands sites are being shut as well, meaning that labs that were purchased three years ago because of their productivity will no longer exist.

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This is either because they cause no change in the composition of the protein that the gene encodes (some apparently different genetic words actually have the same meaning to the protein-making apparatus), or because the change they make has no effect on the protein's function.

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People played no armor passive only amazons (meaning defense only, essentially) with hand axes and cleared Hell, because their defense was that good.

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