If you believe that the professional judgement of police officers, during the course of an investigation, should be able to take its course, well you believe that even when things are tricky and sensitive.

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The prime minister said it was important that everybody learned lessons from the Hutton inquiry which should be allowed to take its course.

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We should just let the market take its course, let GM, let Chrysler go bankrupt.

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Others say, well, let's wait and let's let the legal process take its course, and then the Falcons should make a decision.

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