" They're going to Iraq, he said, "to take part in something they think will advance their cause.

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But it can be almost as objectionable to be made to take part in something as to be forbidden to do so.

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One is that it does seem to imply that the clerics might be giving a nod to the government, saying that, yes, this political process does mean something and we need to take part in it.

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But shorting is something which many pension funds and others take part in through hedge funds and other investment vehicles.

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Groups of children are even invited to take part in another aspect of the traditional pilgrimage - that of silent reflection - something which might seem an onerous task with a class full of chatty children.

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