And though it was strictly true that Tony Canning ended up recruiting me for MI5, his motives were complicated, and he had no official sanction.

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In my home state, naturopaths are currently trying to become licensed medical practitioners, with official sanction to do whatever it is they do and to regulate themselves.

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Police commissioner K P Raghuvanshi said the builders were arrested for allegedly paying bribes to police and municipal officials to construct the building in the Mumbai suburb of Thane without any official sanction.

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This is the first official government sanction of women's sports in schools, but some Saudis say it is not as momentous a decision as it may seem.

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However, the criminal investigation into the bombing is still, officially, going on, and there may be great reluctance in official quarters to sanction such co-operation.

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The recent decision by Ukraine's government to sanction official tours to the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, coupled with the upcoming landmark anniversary, will mean that more tourists will probably visit than ever before.

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