In practice, drivers facing penalty notices are often given the choice to take a course instead - although they still have to pay the cost of the training.

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The center is set up with rows of practice bars and stools facing a demonstration bar stocked with spirits.

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As a result, many a medical practice will find itself facing financial failure, leaving our senior citizens and other Medicare recipients in a serious lurch.

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Toyota will be able to ship them to Thailand without facing the stiff import duties that would have made this practice too expensive in the past.

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The UK Cards Association said that customers had 30 days to turn down such an offer, so the practice should not be banned except for those facing financial difficulties.

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