The need to reverse the denuding of forests has been proclaimed time and again by the government but to no effect.

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Defending the single currency has been proclaimed as a German national interest.

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In recent years, he made a widely publicised visit to Bhutan and has been proclaimed the reincarnation of a holy 13th-century Buddhist treasure hunter.

BBC: Bhutan, the kingdom of the clouds

Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people.

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Yet the moment may never come when it can be proclaimed that peace has been definitively established and a final settlement achieved.

ECONOMIST: Down to the wire

Proskins started life as post-sports compression wear not that you would know it now, such has the craze been for their self-proclaimed "cellulite-busting, " caffeine-infused leggings and shorts.

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The newest of these African myths has been promulgated by some of the self-proclaimed visionaries of the Internet Age.

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The self-proclaimed nerd, like many Star Wars fans, has been profoundly affected by the franchise as he explains in this short conversation with Richard Bacon on BBC Radio 5 Live.

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