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Convention dictates that when the prime minister is away, the Conservatives also field a deputising figure.

He said the new recommendations are a much-needed update to the current standard of care in which individual radiologists measure tumor size, which dictates treatment options.

California law dictates how long how data are stored and how they are shared by law enforcement agencies.

He has walked back many of his initial dictates.

The UK's base interest rate, which dictates the borrowing costs charged by banks and building societies on loans, is currently 5%.