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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a substances" is not correct in written English.
It should be "a substance" if referring to a single item or "substances" if referring to multiple items without the article "a."
Example: "A substance can be defined as a form of matter that has a definite composition and distinct properties."
Alternatives: "a material" or "a chemical compound."
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Q: What about class B? A: Substances in this category include amphetamine, barbiturates, codeine, ketamine and cannabis.
Drug mules are going to greater lengths to smuggle Class A substances into the United Kingdom - swallowing between 80 to110 packages before attempting to pass through customs.
Police said the gang supplied thousands of pounds worth of Class A substances to dealers in Greater Manchester.
Even those caught with Class A substances such as heroin or cocaine would be spared jail under the plan, which is not coalition policy.
The singer, from north London, has been jailed twice before and has admitted possession of class A substances on several occasions.
If a substantial minority of voters have flirted with class A substances and come away unscathed, surely they would forgive similar risk-taking among their putative leaders.
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Earlier this year the deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, pledged to abolish prison sentences for the possession of drugs for personal use – including class-A substances such as heroin and cocaine.
"We spoke to students who had been involved in selling relatively large quantities of class-A substances, but who had no previous experience of commercial drug supply.
What sort of a substance was it?
'But there was a substance behind it.
This is a substance of abuse.
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