On Friday a statement was issued on behalf of Ms Collins' mother, whose first name was not given.

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The statement was issued on behalf of Manchester City Council, Greater Manchester Police and Manchester United chief executive David Gill.

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But a statement issued on behalf of Mr Wood said he would "continue to stand in Thursday's election where he hopes to emerge victorious".

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The notice added that it is being issued on behalf of members of the Kerr family across Ireland and around the world, including those in London and Canada.

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News of the bonding session came in a statement issued by McLaren on behalf of Hamilton to set the record straight over the British rookie's relationship with double world champion Alonso.

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The first fractional reserve lenders (typically the goldsmiths of bygone days) were those who issued receipts for storage of gold on behalf of others in the community, and who made a side business of lending.

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From there he hawked credit cards for FirstUSA, which issued more than 55 million Visa and MasterCards on behalf of groups like the American Kennel Club.

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Until 1917, Congress had the sole authority to borrow money on behalf of the United States, and issued each debt separately.

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"I can confirm that I recently issued proceedings for libel against the owners of the Sun on behalf of Andrew Mitchell MP, " he said.

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Reuters reports that the subpoena, issued last week by a San Jose, California, grand jury on behalf of the Justice Department, is seeking, among other things, information related to eBay founder and chairman Pierre Omidyar, noting that in February 2005 he sought information on how Craigslist handles adding new cities to its site.

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In a strongly worded decision issued last week, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia reinstated a lawsuit on behalf of some 2, 600 plaintiffs in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana who say they weren't notified about deals that lumped their cases with lawsuits pursued by high-volume firms in the South.

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