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From ‘Free Traders and Trade Problems’, The Spectator, 30 January 1915: There is every reason to believe that if the chemists of the country would now concentrate on these chemical problems, a solution would be found which would enable us to build up chemical industries capable of holding their own even against a German combine.
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From ‘The Running Fight in the North Sea’, The Spectator, 30 January 1915: THE splendid success of the battle-cruisers under Admiral Beatty in the North Sea last Sunday means much more than that they sunk the German armoured cruiser ‘Blücher,’ as well as a light cruiser, and very seriously damaged two German battle-cruisers. It means
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‘Now does anyone here speak doctor?’
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‘He was a very moderate king.’
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‘We’re doomed!’
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‘Hmm ...I don’t like the look of your postcode.’
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‘I’m demonstrating in support of free speech but you’ve got to be so careful what you say these days.’
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‘Can we stop being a hard-working family now?’
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‘OK, I’ll do something about my snoring if you agree to sleep with your mouth closed.’
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‘To hell and back? Standard off-peak return, any time or season?’
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‘Of course, she won’t be paid as much as a male bishop.’
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‘The Greeks have a word for it.’
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‘Not now — it’s The Archers.’
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‘This is on my list of places to see before you die.’
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‘Oh dear! The vicar’s been radicalised.’
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‘Great app! It shows you the pavement ahead, so you can see where you’re going.’
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What’s a degree worth? Sir: Mark Mason’s article (‘Uni’s out’, 24 January) hits the nail on the head. A brief addendum: it is generally stated that graduates earn more over a lifetime than non-graduates — obviously a selling point to would-be students. This claim may be true in a very crude sense, but is meaningless without certain
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Female bishops The Reverend Libby Lane was ordained as Bishop of Stockport, the Church of England’s first female bishop. — By the time the first 32 female C of E vicars were ordained in 1994, the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts had had a female bishop, Barbara Harris, for five years. — Yet the first Anglican