The judgement, though, could hardly be more clear-cut, and will raise serious questions about the BOA's decision to take the argument to CAS. The BOA has already hired David Pannick, one of the country's best known lawyers, to present its case.

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"There is no doubt the four serious injuries affected the tempo of our game and our decision-making and accuracy, " he said.

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With icy pavements and roads becoming a serious issue, Sheffield Wednesday decided to take the decision to call off their Championship game with Peterborough .

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They express serious concerns about the implications of the decision for future awards and that the committee was being put in a position that was "essentially untenable" in having to recommend that a student in Wales would get a different grade to a student in England despite achieving an identical mark.

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Mr Islam said the decision to deny him entry on grounds of national security was "very serious and wholly unfounded" and he wants an explanation.

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Information on the status of those fans was unclear and the decision was made to err on the side of caution with this very serious incident.

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The first minister said that the decision was "disappointing" and stressed that bovine TB was a "serious problem for the milk industry in Wales and had led to the culling of thousands of cattle in recent years".

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"Very serious concerns have been raised by clinicians over the decision to shift this care to England and I urge Mr Jones to consider how ill-thought out and potentially dangerous this could be, " he said.

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However, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has issued a "decision memo" stating that only people having certain serious heart conditions or cardiac histories are suitable candidates for ICDs.

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