The BBC's internal Editorial Complaints Unit had already apologised to the organisation Mast Sanity, which had put the woman forward for interview.

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In the same interview Mr Denham declined to comment on suggestions the government could bring forward plans to raise the school-leaving age to 18.

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"We are trying to move the ball forward, " Google's executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, said in an interview with the Los Angeles Times.

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Just like the job interview, you want to put your best self forward.

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"LEDs promise to be the way forward for the whole sector, " explained James Russill, EST's technical development manager, in an earlier interview with the BBC.

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