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Justice Secretary David Lammy said magistrates served "a vital role" in the court system and "we need more people of every age and background to volunteer".
From BBC
In a video capturing the moment, Sheinbaum is heard saying "it's shaking" as an earthquake alert system rings in the background.
From BBC
Charles Edwards, who directed and designed this nominally traditional production, tried to solve that problem by keeping to the story’s original 17th-century period and magnifying its political background.
In other videos we verified from the night of the fire, some people in the bar can be seen filming the flames as loud club music thumps in the background.
From BBC
This change reduced unnecessary background firing while preserving strong, focused bursts of activity when important cues appeared.
From Science Daily
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
