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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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I repeat what I have said before: internment has been retained on the statute book .
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It is clear that the Government are determined that the Bill will be on the statute book before the general election.
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The hon. Gentleman said that I had said that we would keep internment on the statute book .
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The number of laws on the statute book increases cumulatively since governments repeal relatively few laws.