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1 The newsreader mentioned a child who had gone to the States for a life-saving operation , a vital double transplant that had never been done in Britain .
2 Regent International Hotels , which was recently acquired by Four Seasons , has returned to London — where it owned the Dorchester for a short while — to open the 309-room , Regent Hotel , Marylebone .
3 you 'll also find a host of inviting bars and restaurants practically on the doorstep of your hotel ; try for example the Shangri-La for a Chinese meal , or Shere-Kahn for delicious Indian cuisine .
4 A call to implement an earlier proposal for a blacks-only society , amended by the leadership , was defeated by 3,363,000 to 2,715,000 Black activists were heartened by the support of the TGWU for a blacks-only body .
5 He expected Mr Major to turn up at another party on Thursday night — even sneering : ‘ This is the vomit party , tomorrow 's is the cream ’ — but the Premier was flying across the Atlantic for a high-profile visit to Canadian leader Brian Mulroney .
6 Ironically enough , the main reason for the collective 's buoyant humour ( they 're all Harry Enfield jokes and Kenneth Williams double entendres ) is a forthcoming trip across the Atlantic for a five week make-or-break binge , headlining a package bill with — get this , Pop Kids — Bleach and Kingmaker !
7 Great Britain , for example , has two chambers — the House of Commons and the House of Lords , but the power of the House of Lords is restricted to the possibility of delaying legislation passed by the Commons for a short period and trying to make amendments to bills , if the government is prepared to accept them .
8 This was in part a response to the demand of Western governments and the UN for a complete restructuring of the entire CILSS system .
9 Apparently Ray still could n't bring himself to sell it , and instead donated it to a pond built by the Norwich section of the BKKS for a local Cheshire Home .
10 The dramatic display was staged by the BBC for a new series of schools programmes on the Vikings to be screened next year .
11 We call upon the BBC for a radical change of policy and demand programmes which build character instead of destroying it , which encourage and sustain faith in God and bring Him back to the heart of our family and national life .
12 Take to the Aire for a water-line view of England 's third largest city — Leeds .
13 In 548 they stayed in the Balkans for a whole year and destroyed many towns and fortresses , including the Byzantine centre of Lychnidus ( Ohrid ) .
14 In drawing comparisons between the state of credit marketing in the US and her , I am mindful that I have been in the UK for a long time and of that famous Bacon quote , ‘ Time is the greatest innovator ’ .
15 If a successful sponsorship deal is arranged , the Liberator will be based in the UK for a two year period , during which time it would be a major attraction at the various events marking the 50th Anniversary of the US 8th Air Force 's arrival in the UK .
16 The initial low volume of stock option deals gave rise to doubts as to whether demand existed in the UK for a traded options market .
17 It emerged in late August that he had privately left the UK for a secret destination in Europe .
18 The XJ 40 had done 10,000 miles and he was glad of an excuse to take it back to the UK for a proper service .
19 Undertaking work in the UK for an overseas client
20 THE FAT LADY SINGS take leave of the UK for an American tour after a one-off date to open a new concert venue .
21 The Mandela concert organisers eventually told Terry Wogan 's people that they were saving the GLHB for a special edition of Desert Island Discs , to be called Robben Island Discs .
22 The Princesse had insisted that they gather at the Waldorf for a light lunch .
23 The American cruised the Solent for a few days while Mark was tying up the loose ends , and returned to the States without paying another visit to his office .
24 ‘ Bear in mind that I gave my evidence after Blissett had been charged by the FA for a serious breach of the laws of the game — and the experienced commission of inquiry , which conducted a rigorous investigation into the incident , cleared him .
25 Among them was Steven Proctor , who was on his way to the Himalayas for a four week mountaineering holiday .
26 Each night during a 6-month working season , 40,000–60,000 km ( about 30,000–45,000 miles ) of drift-net is set in the North Pacific Ocean - enough to encircle the planet and cross the Pacific for a second time .
27 There was speculation that Barclays may now look to the US for a chief executive , given the limited availability of suitable candidates on this side of the Atlantic .
28 ‘ Two members of staff were invited by personal acquaintances in the Republican Party to visit the US for a few days to talk about the British general election .
29 The snub is badly timed for Mr Major , who is looking to the US for a vital settlement in tough talks over farm subsidies to avert a damaging trade war .
30 He and his wife ( a niece of Sir Alan Sykes. ) retired to the Cotswolds for a well-deserved rest from public service , though they remained as trustees of the Sir Alan Sykes Trust , a charitable fund established in 1954 and the main beneficiary of " which has been the School .
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