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Avoid using "like" as a conjunction, introducing a clause.
Using it as a conjunction, introducing a clause that contains a verb ("ride like you're riding a motorbike", "he behaved like he was drunk") will annoy many readers.
That anxiety and envy – which saw north east England Labour Mps introducing a clause which help scupper the 1979 devolution vote by insisting on 40% of all registered Scottish voters to vote 'yes' for it to pass (only 32.9% did), has deepened since Holyrood's foundation.
Under pressure of the European Parliament, some significant changes have been introduced in the investment chapter of the agreement, notably introducing a clause emphasizing the governments right to regulate and a permanent investment tribunal and appellate body.
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"Like" should not introduce a clause.
In early drafts, Islamic countries had sought to introduce a clause making defamation of religion a breach of human rights, with disturbing implications for freedom of expression.
BBC executives want to introduce a clause to contracts that will ban loose-lipped actors and writers from revealing "sensitive" information before time via Twitter.
After Mr. Sisi came to power that year in a military takeover, he introduced a clause in the Constitution that explicitly prohibited ceding Egyptian territory.
The current rate is about £2.35 for 15MB so it sounds a good deal, but Vodafone has introduced a clause that states internet phone services like Skype and other P2P services will be charged at £2 per MB, effectively trying to stop their customers using Skype's "free" web-based service from their mobiles.
Chase, for example, has introduced a clause to its paperwork that allows a syndicated loan deal to "emulate the protocol of the bond market," explains Lee.
He says he will seek to introduce a clause that means all countries have to back an exit from the EU.
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