"We could succeed in Afghanistan and if the Pakistani government does not put its own house in order they could fail in their counter-insurgency anyway,".

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Campaigners say China is unlikely to change unless rich nations have put their house in order.

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He said that while he accepted the historic infringements, the construction companies had since "put their house in order".

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"The penalties don't look too damaging for next year but counties who haven't put their house in order could feel them bite the year after, " Sears told the Daily Telegraph.

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