This would have frozen the rebate, with a view to phasing it out.

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Besides the intrinsic value of cursive writing, some are worried that phasing it out may make texts written in cursive go the way of hieroglyphics, as McGrann pointed out.

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Ms Kjaersgaard wants to keep early retirement as it is, but she might agree to phasing it out and raising the pension age in exchange for stricter immigration controls and firmer law-and-order policies.

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