Courts' slowness in enforcing collateral laws and unclear property rights will add a local twist to the normal risks, but lenders are undaunted.

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On Saturday, as life returned to normal, local bars and coffee shops in Boston were abuzz with talk more reflective of the nature of the attacks than the specific ways in which the teenager had initially evaded authorities.

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But the local inspector only inspected during the normal opening hours of the deli.

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The Paris-based company said Monday that following the earthquake in Japan, an important market, local teams worked hard to bring a gradual return to normal business.

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Under normal conditions, he could be tried in a local court.

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To make maggot cheese you start with a slab of local sheep cheese, pecorino sardo, but then let it go beyond normal fermentation to a stage most would consider infested decomposition (because, well, it is).

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In some heavily infected wards in Devon, said Mr Hague, half of the local Conservative candidates are farmers, who would not be able to campaign in the normal way.

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