The council said it was temporarily paying part of the rent on the flat through its homeless fund ahead of a meeting with Mr Neary next week.

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But those provisions should be eliminated as part of fundamental tax reform, such as a flat tax.

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He struggled to breathe against the dextrorotated pressure of his ribs, stretching farther and farther to the side, very early one morning, until he felt a flat pop in the upper part of his back and then pain beyond naming somewhere between his shoulder blade and spine.

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But remember, unless we go to a pure flat tax, this will still be only part of your income so the general principle still applies.

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In terms of growth the number is pretty flat, thanks in large part to a weak economy that has resulted in reduced immigration into the U.S. from abroad.

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Jade Spence, in whose flat the fire started, recalled seeing "thick black smoke" and a part of her room on fire.

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The renaissance in Britain's car industry has been a beacon of hope in an economy that has been broadly flat for the best part of two years.

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The new look, which includes comfortable seating areas and flat-screen TVs, is intended to have a more inviting feel and is part of the company's goal of positioning itself on the higher end of the fast-food industry.

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Esa's science budget - the part that makes space telescopes to study the cosmos, and the like - received a "flat cash" settlement of 2.5bn euros.

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