If a country on a sound financial footing wants to scrap its currency board for these reasons, it should be able to do so without difficulty.

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The International Rugby Board would scrap its Sevens World Cup to ensure the Olympics is the sport's top event.

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County Down is the first Northern Ireland Gaelic Athletic Association board to vote to scrap Rule 21.

BBC: Ahern backs scrapping Rule 21

On Thursday, County Down became the first Northern Ireland GAA board to vote to scrap Rule 21.

BBC: Gaelic sport ends forces ban

Paul Bettison, who chairs the LGA's environment board, told the BBC food scrap collections might help reduce some of the smells caused by fortnightly waste collections.

BBC: Call to recycle food separately

Of course, even if you're lucky enough to be a six-foot-four, 300 pound, left-handed Van Valkenburg with five amateur radios, it's unlikely that you'll scrap together enough in scholarships to pay for one year of college tuition, room and board.

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