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But Becky took the decision to the Court of Appeal, which was upheld.

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But in the “switch in time that saved nine,” the high court reversed course, upholding minimum wage.

A New York appellate court upheld a surrogate court’s decision to compel the DNA test in July.

Last December the High Court of Appeal upheld a corruption conviction and Sarkozy had to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet for six months.

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The joint US-Ukrainian communique offered only an oblique insight, saying the two sides "reaffirmed that any future agreement must fully uphold Ukraine's sovereignty".

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

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