Previously under the self-assessment rules, you could avoid the penalty charge for a late filed tax return if all the tax payable had in fact been settled.

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Moreover, all the legal and institutional arrangements needed to cope with enlargement were, in fact, settled by the Treaty of Nice, which was agreed less than three years ago.

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In fact, they settled down so much that they no longer conveniently rolled up into a ball for the nightly weigh-in.

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What is really being said here is that if Greece leaves then Greece can, quite legally, simply state that all debts contracted under Greek law can now be settled in the New Drachma and the fact that this is worth less than the old euros makes no difference.

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Third, but no less important, is the fact that Iraqi leaders who once settled disputes through violence are at this very moment, ironing out their differences in face-to-face negotiations.

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In fact, over 500 American companies have settled down in Argentina, and 60 percent of those companies actually figure among the 100 leading companies of the United States.

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Now, is it a settled issue that emergency manager Kevyn Orr will, in fact, put this art up for sale, I mean, which has been considered, I think, priceless, really?

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David Green, former head of international policy for the Financial Services Authority, says the fact that dollar denominated transactions ultimately have to be settled in New York potentially gives the US authority to get a handle on a large proportion of transactions in the world.

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In fact, this is exactly what happened in 1993 when the parties settled during the Reggie White case.

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