As the case unfolded, Mrs Bercow's QC, William McCormick, had argued that the phrase "innocent face" was merely an indication that the tweet should be read in a deadpan manner, comparable to stage directions or notation on a musical score.

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The words and punctuation of "innocent face", he said, were merely an indication that the question should be read with a deadpan emphasis or tone, comparable with stage directions such as sotto voce or a notation on a musical score.

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They argue that there are many places in the world where innocent civilians face brutal violence at the hands of their government, and America should not be expected to police the world, particularly when we have so many pressing needs here at home.

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Mr. Lieto, the New York businessman, discovered the frustrations an innocent party can face as he worked for months to keep open his check-cashing business after federal agents seized his firm's working capital.

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But sooner or later that seed will flourish, and any team can begin what I call an innocent climb: a time of growth that unexpectedly changes the whole face of an organization.

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To lose your right to freedom and face years of incarceration for something of which you are innocent because the courts have chosen to exclude sound expert evidence on memory is a travesty of British justice.

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Otherwise, the United Nations will face more than just a rapidly deteriorating situation on the ground, with countless thousands of innocent civilians added to the 128, 000 Bosnians estimated to have died to date -- and the likelihood that the horror will spread to still other flash points like Kosovo, Macedonia and Vojyvodina.

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But innocent medical providers must be protected as well, especially given the extensive administrative and compliance burdens that many providers already face.

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