while (or ‘as’) the courts were on forced holiday

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Banks were on forced holiday and remained closed for the whole week, while the political leadership of the island scrambled to make the best out of a bad ...
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Jun 30, 2019 — The KDX Website and Radio Stream were on forced holiday all day as a result of continuous storms rolling through the mid-Mississippi Valley, .
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Dec 29, 2020 — Everyone went to sleep one night, and in the morning money was worthless, banks were on forced holiday, goods shortages, no gas - like a ...
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Feb 5, 2020 — Exports were expected to rise sharply in the first quarter, but with Hong Kong on forced holiday through March 3 and flights grounded, the Surat ...
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Jun 10, 2020 — ... yes, essentially, the whole of China was on forced holiday. So roughly a little bit more than $0.5 million is moved into Q2. So that's a little bit of ..
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