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National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines recognise that clinicians can exercise professional judgement appropriate to individual circumstances when offering treatment to patients.

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Guidance issued to meter operators highlighted concerns that an older version, made from black plastic, could overheat in some circumstances.

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A serious incident report found that this was "good practice" in the circumstances.

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Police officers can use force, but only when it is "proportionate and reasonable in all the circumstances", according to their Standards of Professional Behaviour.

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While their interaction at the reveal seemed to go well, albeit somewhat awkward considering the whirlwind circumstances, a few hours later, Suzuki was summoned by production to meet with McIntosh.

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

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