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But Prof Birney says: "Just to stress, this is research – everything needs to be tested and well-regulated and thought about before it's used, but the technology is here to make these kinds of predictions."

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She also conveniently ignores the fact that serving in what the Second Amendment refers to as a “well-regulated militia” is quite different from possessing a handgun on the streets of a 21st-century American city.

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After the ordeal of their conception attempts, which Georgie described as a journey "to hell and back", Sir Ben called for surrogacy to be "professionalised as much as possible" as they praised the process in the US as "so well-regulated".

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Canada has also rarely faced troubles experienced elsewhere with uncontrolled migration - a benefit of its geography, being surrounded by three oceans and the US to the south - and its immigration system was seen by the public as open and well-regulated.

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Charters “deserve their fair share of public resources and support” and “are pioneering innovative educational practices. They are highly accountable, well-regulated and an integral part of L.A.’s public school system.”

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

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