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1 there were no causal relationship proposed in the sense
2 that diet was suspected for one reason or another -- it
3 was suspected for one reason or another that diet might
4 have a causal relationship with cancer, nobody would he
5 bother saying a damn thing about it, would they? They
6 would ignore it?
7 A. Yes, although this graph seems to say more than simply
8 just suspicion.
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10 MR. RAMPTON: My Lord, perhaps we might leave it there?
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12 MS. STEEL: Can we ask how many papers is Mr. Rampton proposing
13 to go through tomorrow, because it has taken quite a time
14 to go through these few. We cannot afford to bring
15 Dr. Barnard back. So, if he does not if he is told he can
16 go on Friday and then it turns out he cannot -----
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18 MR. JUSTICE BELL: He has not been told yet that he can go on
19 Friday. We were trying to postpone it as little as
20 possible, and Dr. Barnard was kind enough to say that he
21 would stay until his evidence was completed. We have to
22 help Dr. Barnard, we have also got to help Mr. Cox, if we
23 can. I know Mr. Cox was here during earlier days of the
24 evidence, but he, no doubt, would like to know when he is
25 likely to get on.
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27 MR. RAMPTON: All I can say is that I will do the best I can,
28 but in the interests of my clients and the proper decision
29 in this case, I am not going to cut it short.
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31 MR. JUSTICE BELL: No. There is no reason why you should cut
32 it short and there is no reason why Dr. Barnard should cut
33 his answers short either.
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35 MR. RAMPTON: No, I would much rather he did not.
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37 MS. STEEL: I am not trying to pin Mr. Rampton to any lengths
38 of time. I am just trying to get an idea realistically of
39 how long it is going to take.
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41 MR. JUSTICE BELL: It is very difficult with cross-examination
42 because the length of cross-examination so much depends
43 upon what the answers are. It is very difficult, as
44 I know from past experience. I do not want to make any
45 personal enquiry, but what sort of flight do you have
46 arranged? Do you have the kind of ticket where you can
47 pretty well ring up and tell the airline what to do or
48 not?
49 A. It is costing me a bit of money to change this ticket,
50 I do not mind telling you. Perhaps more importantly, it
51 is costing me attention to matters that I have at home.
52 However, as I said earlier, if my presence is required
53 here I feel I have an obligation to give it to you.
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55 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes. The difficulty is if we said now that
56 you are going to be on that plane on Friday morning, that
57 would be tempting providence.
58 A. Yes. I do appreciate any consideration that can be
59 offered in that regard.
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