The British Beer and Pub Association and the British Institute of Innkeeping have said that some of their members have 24-hour licences but have no intention of staying open around the clock.

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Joe Levine, executive director for external affairs at the Teachers College, said the building, which is open around the clock, is accessible only to those with a Teacher's College ID card or other credentials.

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By deploying so many large, economical aircraft from a vast base, open around the clock and halfway between Europe and Asia, Emirates could in effect run a global hub, reducing European airports to a feeder role and impoverishing their associated flag carriers.

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In Atlantic City 15 years ago, when boxing cards could still sell out every hotel room in town, Bert arranged for a room at the Irish Pub, a former speakeasy that stays open around the clock and rents rooms above the bar to friends (Joe DiMaggio was a regular back in the day).

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