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He said: "There has been no contingency button ready to go, we're just working with them proactively on trying to fix the gaps."

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She said contingency plans which had been prepared would mean connections were "swiftly reinstated", with priority given to routes essential to the provision of medical services.

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A vocal contingency of fans who pore over recordings of the band’s concerts has long singled out the times she missed notes and sang off key.

People speak in the language of contingency planning — what do we do “if” and “when” — not “could” this happen.

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This was laid out in a contingency plan issued the day before the shutdown began.

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