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10%
2 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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He suggested that as well as the emergency supplies listed, people should be allowed “a glass or two” of wine to get them through a difficult situation.
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people → suggest → situation
Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has previously joked that her emergency survival kit would include a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc wine.
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kit → joke → wine
Mr Burnham said: “I’m not sure that that’s the top of the list in terms of the advice that we’re giving to the public.
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we → say → public
“You need to have a clear head when it comes to a challenging situation.
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it → need → situation
So some tins of food, some bottled water, I think maybe.
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I → think → food
“But I’m sure people are allowed a glass or two as well to get them through a difficult situation.
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people → ’m → situation
The Government has drawn up recommendations for households to have three days’ worth of bottled water and tinned food to deal with a crisis such as a war, an online attack or natural disaster.
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households → draw → war
Mr Burnham denied that people were being asked to step up because the Government had failed in its responsibilities, telling reporters in Liverpool: “No, we’re having the conversation with people about being better prepared because we’re living in a world where unexpected events seem to be becoming more and more common.
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events → deny → world
“Obviously, weather events, and we’re in a situation today where the UK is facing storms and obviously, we feel for the people without power in Cornwall right now.
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we → ’re → Cornwall
“It is just having those supplies in the house to get you through those moments.
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It → have → moments
So we are having that conversation about resilience.”
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we → have → resilience
He was speaking after holding a summit on how to respond to wildfires following the summer heatwaves.
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He → speak → heatwaves
The paymaster general told BBC Breakfast that he had a stockpile of coffee, adding: “If you look at, say, Ireland or other countries in Europe like France and Netherlands, they’ve had this system for quite a long time, the idea of having a bit of stuff at home to protect yourselves in case something goes wrong.
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something → tell → case
“So it’s quite normal in other countries.
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it → ’ → countries
I think it’s a bit more interesting here because we haven’t really talked about it as a country in recent years.”
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we → think → years
Asked what he had stockpiled, he said: “I’ve got quite a lot of coffee in my house… it’s for individual people to take choices.
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people → ask → choices
I’m not going to say: ‘Here’s a Government shopping list.’”
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list → go → ?
He added: “I’m not going to pretend I’ve followed all that advice myself yet.”
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I → add → advice
A checklist drawn up by the Government recommends having nine litres of water per person – enough for three days – along with non-perishable food such as tinned meat and vegetables or dried fruit.
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checklist → draw → meat
The list also suggests hand sanitiser, wet wipes and toiletries, food for any pets, supplies for any babies, a battery-powered or wind-up FM radio, a torch, blankets, a charged power bank for devices, cash in case payment systems collapse, a first aid kit and copies of important documents.
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