"It's nice to throw those elements in to kind of spice things up, " Levine said.

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There is still the chance that ministers, faced with the prospect of many millions diverted from the rest of the health service, will use their powers to offer fewer cycles, or perhaps throw out the Nice recommendations altogether.

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The report conspired to throw the three major equity indices off a nice rally, with the Dow even dipping into negative territory.

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