Its cost control had gone too far, and customers caught in the endless phone menus of Dell's support centres frequently broke down in tears.

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Several justices seemed deeply concerned that the government had gone too far in its plans to hold a special trial for Hamdan.

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Martin Suthers, deputy leader of the county council, said the figures included teachers who have left local authority schools to work at academies, and denied it had gone too far in its cuts.

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Mr Purcell faces obstacles in his case, but its very existence airs important questions about whether efforts to make finance safer have gone too far.

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