But Serge Brammertz, Belgium's national prosecutor, said on Friday that exchanges between different judicial authorities were routine.

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"These days, lingerie shopping is regarded as routine and women are confident about choosing different looks and options for different moods and occasions, " says Shotton.

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Stand-up comic Tony Jameson, who has an occasional, slight stammer, says that if a comedian has a structure and a routine that includes someone who speaks in a different way, it can be sometimes be acceptable.

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In effect, that brings divorce law in England and Wales (Scotland is different) closer to America's, where prenuptial agreements are routine but can be challenged on grounds of unfairness, deceit, impending destitution or duress.

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It's pretty much the same routine, over and over, year after year, with different jokes and haircuts.

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The two designs were so new and so different that the service was reluctant to foreclose options until it could see how each performed in routine operations.

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Jalapeno poppers, once exotic in many parts of the United States, have become so routine in Randy Bishop's corner of Texas that he wanted to try something different.

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But the skills they have honed there are often different from the skills required for classical espionage and many are frankly bored when they return to more routine work where Kevlar and a personal weapon are not required equipment.

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"We have a woman governor -- who is giving birth -- no different than women executives and women all over the world who give birth and have some disruption to the daily routine, " said Peter Forman, Swift's chief of staff.

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