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Yet even Bagley, a close watcher of the project who had given the draft environmental assessment a careful read, did not initially realize some of the restrictions would be limited to 60 days.

Planning Commission placed a six-month moratorium on the project pending an environmental impact assessment to be drafted by the property developers.

King Charles III's seven-minute speech at the banquet has gone through many drafts, ensuring he pushes the right buttons without crossing political lines.

The barrister, who was used to arguing points of law in court, now sat down to write the first rough draft of a proposed new law.

It said it had deployed 1,000 officers to police the operation and drafted in an extra 500 from other forces including Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, and Devon and Cornwall.