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She said it meant health workers "can see that alert and have a look at what that means for us".

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But writing the changes into a full Act of Parliament was meant to prevent the new rights being easily unpicked by a future government.

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His injury turned out to be a burst blood vessel, which meant the promising football player had to spend two months out of training, resting his leg and regularly applying ice until it healed.

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Reed could always use his legs to make up for his arm—even if it stretched the definition of what it meant to be a signal-caller.

The only downside: it meant he moved to another floor.

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

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