Moreover, some who grasp the environmental aspects of water misuse nonetheless have a mental block on invoking the market as a remedy.

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The high court's ruling on the state-secrets matter could influence other cases where the government is invoking national security to block litigation by terrorism suspects and others.

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This helps it to avoid formally having to block the bid by invoking EU law on public-security grounds.

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