QUES: On a positive note , C & W 's estimated lease commitments -- one potential hurdle to U.S. exit -- fell 600 million pounds to 1.6 billion .

Added to savings on the dividend , C & W 's estimated lease commitments , one hurdle to its U.S. escape , fell by 600 million pounds to 1.6 billion .

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QUES: We caught this ... and haven 't sent it into the blood supply , " said Dr. Dale Towns , CBS Calgary medical director .

" We 're delighted the testing has worked -- we caught this ... and haven 't sent it into the blood supply , " said Dr. Dale Towns , Calgary medical director of CBS .

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ANS: no

QUES: Two of his cousins members of the Jordanian royal family have been mentioned as possible contenders to the throne .

In addition , two of his cousins - members of the Jordanian royal family - have been mentioned as possible competition for the throne .

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yes