QUES: " The bolt catcher is not as robust as it is supposed to be , " the board 's chairman , retired Adm. Hal Gehman , said .

" The bolt catcher is not as robust " as it should be , said retired Navy Admiral Harold W. Gehman Jr . , the board chairman .

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QUES: His coalition also passed some of the world 's most progressive laws in legalizing gay marriage and euthanasia and decriminalizing the personal use of soft drugs .

The coalition passed some of the world 's most progressive social legislation , legalising gay marriage and euthanasia .

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ANS: no

QUES: It said the operation , which began on Monday , was part of " the continued effort to eradicate Baath Party loyalists , paramilitary groups and other subversive elements . "

A statement from the allied command said that the raid was part of " the continued effort to eradicate Baath Party loyalists , paramilitary groups and other subversive elements . "

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yes