The verdict could give future defendants facing similar evidence doubts about the ability to win an acquittal in the face of similar evidence, some lawyers said.

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But there is one little thing to consider which could give a clue to the future.

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Now it is hoped the latest funding package could give a longer-term future to the venue which once boasted Robert Burns as a patron and helped to inspire JM Barrie to write plays.

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My parents taught me to never give up and to always believe that my future could be whatever I dreamt it to be.

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But in fact, the twin decisions could actually give a boost to energy companies that are already betting their future on investment in alternative fuel sources such as wind, nuclear and coal technologies.

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Alternatively, General Musharraf could agree to give up being the army chief at some date in the near future.

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Abramson and other critics argue that the rush to give cholesterol drugs to just about everyone goes beyond the evidence and could pose unknown future side effects.

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That would not give Vivendi the cash it wants immediately, but it could sell its stake at some point in the future - or it could borrow the money from its bankers on the strength of that tie-up.

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