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However, a number of sources told the BBC that some of the potential passengers had been told their departure would be deferred as further representations about their cases were made.

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Even before this window, outstanding deferred transfer instalments were more than £3bn.

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In his long political career he has regularly been accused of not being interested in policy detail, and at Tuesday's news conference Farage repeatedly deferred to his colleague Zia Yusaf when questioned about Reform's policy.

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Instead of racing to put the fire out immediately, as was the practice for decades, they deferred to the doctrines of modern fire science.

It also granted them deferred action, which places individuals on a lower priority for removal proceedings.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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