It's not as if Ms. A heads to the gym to avoid calling Bruno, runs into him there and winds up taking him out for a drink.

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To give us a sense of its usefulness, the company pre-loaded the table with a few demos, taking us through a Twitter feed, Food and Drink ordering menu and browser, amongst others.

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"Health Promotion Agency research found drugs to be widely available here and that drug taking was seen by many as similar to having a drink when socialising and part of a typical night out, " he said.

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However, North Wales Police deliberately targeted routes with a high volume of people, and asked drivers if they would mind taking a test as part of the force's anti-drink-driving campaign.

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They include causing the constable's death by dangerous driving, driving while unfit due to drink or drugs, aggravated vehicle taking causing death, the burglary of a house in Fountain Hill, failing to remain at the scene and failing to report an accident.

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But, in practice, since new drink-driving laws came into force in Japan last June, courts are taking a tougher line with passengers as well as drivers.

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