Britains laws on contempt of court barred coverage of ongoing civil lawsuits, including the one brought by thalidomide families against Distillers, the manufacturer. Once again he was in his element, in the middle of things. His experience of reporting, as opposed to editing and layout, was limited to his earliest youth. But more than his techniques, what shone through for me were his impulses, his sensibility. His energy and competitiveness made him a fierce opponent at squash or table tennis.
British mark would have ceased to be an issue in this case had they not received an offer of 500,000 British pounds for a knowledge battle.
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    :ARG1 (z1 / issue-02
              :ARG0 (z2 / mark
                        :mod (z3 / country
                                 :name (z4 / name
                                           :op1 "Britain"))))
    :condition (z5 / receive-01
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                   :ARG1 (z7 / offer-01
                             :ARG1 (z8 / monetary-quantity
                                       :quant 500000
                                       :unit (z9 / pound
                                                 :mod z3))
                             :ARG3 (z10 / battle-01
                                        :mod (z11 / knowledge)))
                   :polarity -)
    :mod (z12 / case-04
              :ARG1 (z13 / this)))
British mark would have ceased to be an issue in this case had they not received an offer of 500,000 British pounds for a knowledge battle .
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