Hence the Republicans' decision to call as witnesses this week some firefighters who were denied promotion because of their skin colour.

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Hence Mr Breuer's decision to call in counsellors to run workshops on mutual understanding.

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The prevailing feeling was that such devices are intrusive for work (or a brand) to call or text a personal mobile number, hence the preference for separate work and a personal mobile numbers.

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Hence his haste, evident again this week in a decision to call for a demonstration against the budget in Rome on December 2nd.

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