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1 That evening , when Mrs Hollidaye crept into Dot 's bedroom to damp down the fire for the night and check that the guard was securely in place , she had filled a trug basket with garden produce .
2 I am looking forward to the next stage of Tencel and we are already working with Fibers and Research to set up the teams for a new project .
3 It would require suicidal altruism to take up the cudgels for the Palestinians .
4 ‘ Brian Gayle did n't defend well for the first goal and Gage did a Val Parnell act in the middle of the park to set up the lad for his second . ’
5 It was to take a year and a half to build up the momentum for the Hot Autumn .
6 Even before the new Guide had been issued , CAJEC announced that it was setting up a Standard Review Group to monitor continuously the need for new ethical guidance .
7 It is important to note that , since the system began in the late 1920s , there has never been a significant move to split up the schools for use by the separate denominations , something which would have been feasible in the larger towns .
8 In particular , Hogwood and Gunn ( 1984 ) cite five types of limitation to explain why the opportunities for rational decision making are limited :
9 There were signs of reluctance to take seriously the need for revival of activity at the local level to overthrow apprenticeship before its due term under the act of 1833 .
10 Local boys Hong Kong made good their pledge to bring home the bacon for retiring coach Jim Rowark .
11 Of the 22 respondents who did not support a scoreboard , 20 took the trouble to spell out the reasons for their objections .
12 Womenwealth is still unfunded so we ca n't respond individually or put out a catalogue to open up the market for our womens ' products .
13 Mark Pretty , Chris Plant , Sean Myles , yours truly and the chief route setter Chris Gore had to work until 4.30 am next morning to finish off the routes for the day 's play .
14 ‘ Do you expect God to hold back the tide for us to float here all day , then , or do we turn in to Duart ? ’
15 IT was hardly a Sellars market as Leeds boss Howard Wilkinson scored brilliantly over Liverpool 's Kenny Dalglish to beat down the price for midfielder Scott Sellars
16 Neighbours of the site are being asked to send their comments on the plans to a Government inspector who will decide whether to uphold Sedgefield District Council 's decision to turn down the extension for the social club .
17 Kelly and the FA are determined to press ahead with plans to harden up the rules for next season in order to deduct League points from clubs who offend .
18 Thatcher was reported as wanting the CSCE to set out the conditions for free elections , provide observers to monitor their observance , define the rule of law and human rights , set out the essential principles for sound legal systems and help to resolve minority rights issues .
19 Nor , more modestly , does it provide any reason why the Treasury , responsible for the ultimate public obligation to pick up the bill for public bodies which can not be allowed to default , should exercise a prudential interest in its performance .
20 I 've asked the union to take up the case for me . ’
21 But ask one of the sergeants to come up in ten minutes to pack up the mallet for the Yard lab , will you ?
22 The day before it was due to take effect , the tenant , having learnt of the order , made an application to set aside the order for possession and the judgment which had resulted in that order .
23 Supporting this attitude are new moves in the veterinary world to outlaw totally the operation for any cats , both pedigree and moggie .
24 IN Monday 's paper ( Echo March 9 ) I read that the Darlington council poll tax will be £300 this year , this includes £19 to make up the shortfall for people who refuse to pay .
25 Labour 's Derek Foster said he would lobby Agriculture Minister John Gummer to overturn a decision by the Intervention Board to take away the licence for certifying steers castrated bulls .
26 This is both in respect of the run up to the seventy fifth birthday and also with the increase in responsibility to take on the remit for the development of our work in relation to the European Community , central and Eastern Europe .
27 has a damaging effect on the ES ’ trust and confidence in your ability to carry out the duties for which you are employed .
28 When you have researched a ley , by map , field and archive , you are then in a position to write up the material for possible publication in a magazine such as The Ley Hunter .
29 In the Declaration all , including the poorer Commonwealth countries whose economic and social problems might inhibit their ability to meet fully the criteria for democracy which the Declaration laid down , had committed themselves to promote democracy , as well as " the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary and a just and honest government " .
30 That does not , however , detract from the value of separating out the notion of cost leadership from differentiation conceptually in order to work out the implications for measurement and control ( see chapter 5 ) .
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