"Were he to return, then the expectation is that he's managed to secure a consensus of sorts,at least to get the government formed and let it get on with its daily business."

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They might be better off, in practical terms, taking the secure return from repaying their mortgage.

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The South Americans are hoping that the striker can help them in their bid to secure a return to the Chinese capital in August.

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Richardson, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has traveled to North Korea several times, most recently in April 2007 to secure the return of the remains of American soldiers killed during the Korean War.

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