Mr Fujimori then spent two years fighting to block his extradition to face a series of charges, a battle he lost in September 2007.

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Nor can she face using the block of knives in her kitchen.

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But while some might see the interview as a mere formality, for others this face-to-face encounter proves to be a major stumbling block in what is already a competitive application process.

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Back then, the NATO alliance held firm in the face of an all-out Soviet campaign to block the basing of such weapons and destabilize the governments involved.

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If the creditors-turned-shareholders block his election next week, though, the new company will face more difficulties.

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Some of the rock face is owned by the Downs Committee, another section by residents in a nearby block of flats and and the land below by another private owner.

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How much pressure Mr Franco's government will face, and to what end, should become clearer when Paraguay's partners in the Mercosur trade block (Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay) meet in Mendoza, Argentina on June 28th.

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