"Remember the sword of your great-grandfather Ali, " in reference to the man who is regarded by the Shiites as their historical religious authority.

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But taken on its own in the headline the "unprecedented" reference creates immediate alarm and suggests that man-made climate change is running away with itself.

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Some saw this as a reference to allegations that a few of MAN's employees had paid bribes to win contracts, and that by leaving Mr Samuelsson would allow a clean break with the past.

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He was replaced by an older, maybe wiser, man who would grin ruefully at any reference to his legendary past.

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Also, that the health board review its end-of-life care, with specific reference to completion of Do Not Resuscitate forms, and that it issues the dead man's family a full and sincere apology.

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