This is applicable around the world but in the UK particularly so at present for the high speed train project.

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That is particularly true for a country like the UK where banks and government depend on the confidence of investors to refinance big debts.

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Fears about not having the right brand of trainers or electronic gadgets for children meant that parents in the UK, particularly those on low incomes, felt they had to buy these goods, even if it meant getting into debt.

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In response to the report, RadioCentre - the trade body for UK commercial radio - said it welcomed the BBC Trust review, particularly "measures to prioritise high quality news coverage and feature minority sport more regularly".

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The company said "weak" sales in the UK were not helped by slowing demand for non-food items, particularly in electronics and entertainment, two of its largest product groups.

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He renewed his calls for the government to change the law governing the UK's DNA databases - particularly the practice in England and Wales of keeping the DNA profiles of thousands of people who have neither been charged nor convicted.

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He said the site would be particularly useful for foreign players, who did not know how to find the services they needed on arrival in the UK. They were particularly vulnerable to being overcharged by handymen doing work on property, he added, saying that while football clubs did help new signings settle in, the assistance only went "so far".

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