The current set up allows a degree of flexibility with the setting of occasional days such as one-off local holiday and in-service days.

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Going the digital route has certainly been a growing trend -- 3M recently launched a Cloud Library lending service while one Austrian town kicked off its own unique e-book repository based on stickers equipped with QR codes and NFC chips.

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North Yorkshire County Council said it would meet on 6 November to consider a one-off grant to the South Yorkshire Credit Union to establish a new service in the county.

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The money television brings into professional sports transforms them from a one-off spectacle before paying customers at a specific place and time into a global service business.

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Nadal was relatively untroubled in seeing off Czech Tomas Berdych 6-4 7-5 in one hour and 41 minutes, with a pair of service breaks enough to seal the win.

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