While the claims could not initially be verified, government sources said the Foreign Office now believed them to be true and was focusing on securing the release of Mr Moore, our correspondent added.

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Like the many small, incremental improvements that, when added together, result in Moore's law, the two sides' respective contributions do not in themselves constitute a true technological revolution.

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Mr Moore insisted there was no evidence the passes had been abused but added that the system was being reviewed.

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Moore Mayor Glenn Lewis said Wednesday that he is considering proposing a city ordinance that would require new homes in Moore to have storm shelters, but he said he still needs to examine the added costs of shelters.

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"When you do 15 years, when you do Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher, it's going to run its course, " she added.

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Scott Moore, Kyle Eastmond (who also kicked five goals), Matt Gidley, Jonny Lomax (who added three conversions, including his own), James Roby and Andrew Dixon all got on the scoresheet, along with two more second-half tries from Gardner.

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When asked by Judge Scheindlin if they were in favor of police wearing body cameras as a way of ensuring that stops are legal, Mr. Moore replied, "I think it's something that should be considered, " perhaps only, he added later, on a pilot basis.

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