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That has changed too - he has made much fewer mistakes leading to goals when playing for his club in recent seasons, and that increased focus has long been apparent for his country.

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Gold is seen as a so-called safe haven investment, which is expected to retain or increase its value in times of market turbulence or economic downturns.

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"We have one of the worst systems in terms of making housing available to the poorest. We are looking at homelessness being related to health factors - trauma, depression, anxiety. And we've increasing levels of poverty."

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"We have to get the deficit down and we must also show how every tax cut or spending increase is paid for."

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"The money currently wasted on the increase in incidents and associated costs would be better spent trying to avoid incidents in the first place."

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

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