The firm had been tolerant at first, but it had not been so easy, dealing with her mother's death just as an important case was about to go to trial.

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Yet, unlike its neighbour, the emirate pursues modernising and tolerant social policies, especially via its first lady, Sheikha Mozah.

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For the same money, you can do some first-rate xeriscape landscaping that uses drought-tolerant plants and needs no additional irrigation.

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