The council now has a court order that means if the site is ever sold, it will get the money back, but Mr Martin concedes he does not know when, or whether, that will happen.

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Mr Riaz concedes that he gained no favours from the courts.

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Mr White concedes that Long was an inspiring orator and that he brought about some real improvements in the lives of many Louisianans.

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On Friday, Mr. Andor will present measures to improve labor mobility in the EU. But as he concedes, these are mostly about better implementation of existing rules, for instance by getting countries to set up agencies to inform migrant workers about their rights.

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Mr Persson concedes that perhaps the Nice method is not terribly efficient but it has other virtues, he maintains.

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