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A spokesperson for the Scottish Prison Service added: "Every death, whether in prison custody or in our communities, is a tragedy for all those who knew and supported the individual."

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They systematically replaced individual phosphate sites in the DNA with nearly identical substitutes and repeated their tests.

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But failure to take their chances, a hesitant attacking style – carry the ball to 10 metres out, then hope for the best – and regular individual errors in defence cost them dear.

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He said fewer students were being officially recognised as having ALN, which he believed was because schools manage students' individual development plans.

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Stand-your-ground laws are in place in many US states and most permit an individual to protect themselves with the use of reasonable force, including deadly force, to prevent death or great bodily harm.

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

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