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As for Dixons it was a simple commercial decision |
Sally White is a self-styled "punter and long-term investor" who has worked in financial journalism, stock- broking and private equity since the 1960s. Get the balance wrong, however, and the consequences are likely... |
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That is why Britain needs truly independent universities |
After listening to Allibone's proposals for building a very high-voltage generator and discharge tube, Rutherford took him down to the "biggest room we have" - big in linear dimensions and higher than any other room... |
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His country was the Nazis Bohr was shocked |
Teller retorted that he knew the Russian Communists better than his accusers did, since his mother and sister were suffering terribly in Hungary.A taste of Teller's brand of sardonic humour parries this charge: When... |
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It appears bewildered as indeed famously do the men in question |
His ministers have misled the House, his credibility has melted away. I really must apologise to Conservatives everywhere: I've been drowning kittens all week and kicking puppies over the garden wall. We will be... |
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Growth over here has been quite fine and dandy without the euro |
The new constitution proposed by the d'Estaing commission is not a great stride towards a more integrated community Far from it. While the Tory party greets every action in Brussels as a sell-out (if Blair announced... |
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The Government has estimated that it would cost 1 |
There was no great enthusiasm for their leader, and bemusement that the Opposition had failed to exploit the crisis that engulfed Tony Blair after the death of David Kelly "The mood is lethargic," said one senior MP.... |
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I think he says modestly I got towards what I was after |
"I think," he says modestly, "I got towards what I was after. This is as close to keeping my eye on the ball as I can get at the moment." He is now considering ways of pulling together the unusually formatted series... |
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Will fewer cannabis users be arrested under the new rulesYes |
Stevens had previously been arrested and charged with child sex and computer pornography offences, but the case against him collapsed at Snaresbrook Crown Court in London last month. West Midlands Police said in a... |
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her murder is a terrible blow to all who knew her |
Politicians are those we elect to defend our society so we should protect them like you would protect a treasure." The NK department store where Ms Lindh was fatally wounded remained open yesterday, but it was hardly... |
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Iraqis should handle the security issue in their country |
Since October 2000, scientists have detected a sharp rise in the number of low-frequency quakes near the mountain which they believe could indicate underground volcanic activity.The pre-dawn detonations... |
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38p a premium of 40 per cent to the reference price |
The group's train franchises include Midland Mainline, Gatwick Express, ScotRail and Silverlink, which was hit yesterday by the withdrawal of its entire fleet of class 321 trains on safety grounds.Rail operating... |
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Numis Securities agreed with this suggestion |
Earlier this month Mr Singh, who founded New Look in 1969, tabled a bid for the group, believed to be at 330p a share, which would value it at £662m. Currently a non-executive director, he already owns 28 per cent of... |
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I thought Thanks David that's just what I needed |
At one point, during a round of tough negotiations, her picture was burnt in the streets of Skopje.Ulf Dahlsten, who was Palme's personal secretary at the time of his shooting to death in Stockholm in 1986, said that... |
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That could amount to 1 million cases a year |
Fathers can behave badly, but the courts need to accept that mothers are just as likely to be at fault.If Mr Geldof is in error, it is in his implication that it is enough to recognise the injustices to put them... |
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The science of genetics tells us first we are all disabled |
First its assertions were never nuanced by qualification or rational doubt. Secondly it presented a one-dimensional picture without any conflicting information. Anything that did not fit the case for war got filleted... |
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RICHARD EDMONDSONNap AuditoriumDoncaster 2 |
The 2,000 Guineas will come under scrutiny today, when two of those prominent in the market, Lucky Story and Haafd, meet in the Champagne Stakes.RICHARD EDMONDSONNap: Auditorium(Doncaster 2.55)NB: Privy Seal(Goodwood... |
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It is hard to begin this task without a sigh |
When the decreased is not only the parent of a young child, but also beautiful, talented, successful and feted, the loss seems all the greater.The initial obituaries spoke of Ms Chilcott's modest background, her... |
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16 Is that the only thing they videoANSWER No |
What does the word "appropriate" mean?ANSWER: It is a meaningless word which has come to replace "right, moral, profitable, ethical" etc. There is a trend at the moment in Britain for perfectly useful words to be... |
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Has there been a theft of Donner und BlitzenJaguar has a problem |
The new X-type estate, also revealed at Frankfurt, broadens the model's appeal, but is an entirely predictable piece of design. Its X-type has not sold as well as expected; total Jaguar sales volumes are under half of... |
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With flights it would cost from £875 01473 667337 |
Prices start at £575 per person, including transport, accommodation and some meals, but not flights. With flights, it would cost from £875 (01473 667337; ).'DR LIVINGSTONE, I PRESUME?' AND OTHER FAMOUS WORDS"In the... |
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