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Moreover, Mr Webb's point about what he calls disinterested management -- that is to say, the management of banks by officers whose remuneration bears no relation to the profit made on each piece of business transacted -- is one of the matters in which English banking seems likely at least to be modified. War-Time Financial Problems
Here we did everything but lift up the old-fashioned coal-burning Aga cooker, which must have weighed a couple of tons at least. A CONVICTION OF GUILT
I got to know a little bit about it, at least the old Berlin of the past, through Benjamin's eyes.
I guess she would rather I expressed myself in a more ladylike manner, or at least a little more eloquently.
Though you do need a little room at least a 20-by-20-foot pen and some solid fencing, goats are easy keepers and the most doglike pets I know of. Vet's view: Best/worst pets for allergic kids

At least five people were killed when an overcrowded migrant boat capsized last month which was dramatically caught on camera by Italian coastguards. The Sun
The old rates were at least indirectly related to income; the new tax takes no account of a person's ability to pay.
They asked around and at least five different people have seen him.
Most rural stations had a staff of at least six, and perhaps up to a dozen, who them carried out the duties of stationmaster, signalman, booking clerk, ticket collector, porter, shunter, lengthman and lampman.
So, while the average cup of decaf contains between 6 and 10 milligrams of caffeine per serving, the regulation allows for "decaf" coffee to contain much higher levels of the stimulant, at least 30 milligrams in some cases, according to Undefined
Their false testimonies could not be allowed, because at least two of them were needed to coincide in order for the testimony to be legal.
There are at least a dozen other restrictions aimed at preserving blood supply safety.
Mandela was convinced of security force "connivance", at least in the form of standing back and allowing violence that they could stop. ANC Daily News Briefing
Spoon the mixture into a pudding basin and chill for at least two hours.
So is it time that we at least recognise the kisan? Outlook India
Such a cynosure, at least in aspect, and something such too in nature, though with important variations made apparent as the story proceeds, was welkin-eyed Billy Budd, or Baby Budd, as more familiarly under circumstances hereafter to be given he at last came to be called, aged twenty-one, a foretopman of the British fleet toward the close of the last decade of the eighteenth century. Billy Budd
At least 5,500 people have died during the past decade in fighting between government and rebel forces.
Allow the soup to sit for at least half an hour and then strain out all the vegetables to leave a clear broth. Times, Sunday Times
Early screenings suggested as much, or suggested trouble at least, as preview audiences found the film too dark and violent, all in all too un-Leo.
Finally she says to me: You could at least clean that damn thing every once in a while.
But at least she spoke up for supporting art for art 's sake. Times, Sunday Times
It is expected that the roads will be shut until at least 4pm today and that there will be major traffic congestion.
He founded his own business in the mid 1970s, and by 2004, at least fifteen master artists currently heading their own studios had apprenticed under him.
He expanded this idea to the propose the ‘deep, hot biosphere’ which both generates methane and adds biogenic signatures to inorganic petroleum, and that part, at least, is looking more correct every year.
The detention of at least two of the three lawyers in recent days appears to be linked to recent developments regarding the blind, self-taught legal activist Chen Guangcheng.
The familiar frogs, toads, and salamanders have been present since at least the Jurassic Period.
It's probably a good thing in a CEO," says Freston about veganism. "At least they won't be toppling over like those McDonald's (MCD) CEOs.
There was a even an issue cover I think, or at least some page art we had commissioned, showing Krugman as a crude pitchman or something.
Try to eat at least one piece of fruit a day.
At least the physical agonies that students undergo will be restricted or minimised.
At least it is not, so long as we avoid equivocating on the notion of satisfying a desire.
At least half of the country's population voted, thereby validating the result.
You have to spend at least £5 when dining in at a branch of the chain to get a free quarter chicken meal or starter.
New academic demands, less discipline, home sickness - those are all no-brainers, so you can at least prepare for them, no matter how minimally.
Augustine or Aquinas at least had some attempts to nail down the philosphical problem: the problem with "superbia" (vanity) and "amor sui". Armed and Dangerous
And at least one expensive brand is thriving. Times, Sunday Times
That, at least, is an indisputable fact. Times, Sunday Times
Tayside Police admit the whistle-blower's inside knowledge shows he has to be a high-ranking officer - at least an inspector and probably a superintendent.
One woman's broken thigh bone had been badly set, leaving her left leg at least three inches shorter than her right.
We are at least half way through the looking glass, on our way to utter chaos.
Learn that editing is the most important part of writing (at least for me) and that you have to edit, edit, edit yourself. All Things Girl » All Things Girl » Blog Archive » Author Insight: Jill Marie Landis
At least two of the job seekers were wounded by gunfire.
Meanwhile the need to communicate, or at least coordinate, is accelerating.
It is thought officers will name 13 hospitals - including at least one hospice. The Sun
The washout means England are certain at least to avoid a 7-0 whitewash in the series after losing the first four. The Sun
"I think that is a huge mistake on at least three counts."
After accumulating enough data, we calculated that each person spent at least a full minute in a stall.
While such drinks as the Sour Appletini have been getting lots of press lately, it seems the tried and true classics still lead the pack in popularity, at least according to the latest survey of bar managers and bartenders.
It had been forty years at least since anyone had called her girlie. The Forgotten Garden
The wolf market may be here to stay, at least until the economic recovery accelerates or another catalyst prompts the market to find footing.
At least one type of signal in the set of signals is synchronously averaged to provide an unisonous output.
At least Steven Pinker can tell us why we curse and why cursing is so goddamn hard to give up: All Be Galdangit
At least we get a trailer and a filmography that does a decent job of showcasing the film, and the talent involved.
It was used not just for their edification, but also - at least until not too long ago - as a soporific.
So he had got experience, at least you could say that for him, and of course it would be in a French-speaking area. THE GWEN JOHN SCULPTURE
China supplies at least 95% of the world's rare earths -- 17 chemical elements with hard-to-pronounce names such as praseodymium and yttrium -- essential for a wide range of high-tech devices and green technologies. IndustryWeek Forums - Chain Reactions
At least when you are home you can sit in your own Cadillacs for hours in the rush traffic and pollute the air as much you like, destroying the ozone layer and blame it on us smokers.
At least Kant had the virtue of rigid consistency and did not make casuistic exceptions. The Volokh Conspiracy » It’s Official: Kinder, Gentler Military Commissions:
Buchannan, at least, I think he can't displace; the man was practically an asymptote. "Edge Of Darkness" (2010)
Today the WTO has 144 member countries, with at least 30 more planning to accede.
Seal it all in plastic kitchen wrap, and leave untouched for at least a week to 10 days.
Jenny says if services do grind to a halt for a day it will at least demonstrate the importance and value of the work council staff do.
At least one car was overturned and others had windows smashed by what locals described as a mini tornado that swept through the area shortly before 1pm.
It occurs to me that this may be, at least in part, because they are unusually unskillful and unsceptical users of the medium.
In this respect at least, Mozart resembles his comparably productive contemporary Joseph Haydn.
At least 63% report problems in their marriages as spouses resent them caring for their parents. Times, Sunday Times
(Hey! at least I know from someone who lived in Japan that miso is pronounced mee-zo with a fuzzy sz sound.) Miso Soup | A Veggie Venture
Whoever built the Great Pyramid had access to some information outside of that which earthlings had at the time, at least earthlings as we know them.
None, at least today, is acting as if he can win power by ousting the others through force. Times, Sunday Times
The only factor preventing major incursions into treasured civil liberties is the resistance of the population at large - and, for the moment at least, the public appear to be acquiescing in the government's plans.
While the transition from nameless minor leaguer to major league leader seemed to happen overnight, he knows it is at least partially a product of his many years of toil.
He needed at least three days to assess the genuineness of their intentions.
That seems to have been the spiteful remark of an adversary; for at least while Churchill was still in politics, the Congress was staffed, and led by men and women of calibre and integrity.
Naturally the availability of what we have today was unthought of and in most cases seemed impossible, but most television sets were capable of providing at least up to four basic channels.
He falls into a stupor, into utter oblivion of the world about him, becomes in turn excited and confused, his senses begin to functionate in a fallacious manner, and he thus succeeds in shutting out from consciousness, for the time being at least, the entire unbearable situation. Studies in Forensic Psychiatry
This is the proposition that I hoped the government would deny, or at least remain agnostic about.
Both as a pointer to the future and as a spectacle in its own right, the Championships have produced a quality of football that had at least one viewer occasionally leaping from his armchair to applaud the action.
Since no electric power plants have been built in the past 10 years, he must endure rolling blackouts at least once a week.
fey" -- at least so our chief engineer remarked to me, and he has some reputation among the Celtic portion of our crew as a seer and expounder of omens. The Captain of the Polestar
These range from at least 10 years imprisonment to death sentences. Times, Sunday Times
Patients were clinically stable for at least 6 weeks and were receiving optimal medical therapy.
With words like "nite" and "lite" having achieved semi-acceptable status as at least "alternate spellings," I suppose it's only a matter of time before "u" become official. Archive 2007-03-01
phoresy - the now-common behavior of one animal using a completely different species for transportation - has been around for at least 50 million years in these mites. Wired Top Stories
Bond's unflattering portrait lacks generosity, but at least it's an antidote to sentimental bardolatry. Times, Sunday Times
Nevertheless, there is a way we can reduce tuition fees by at least $2,000 a year and not cost the government a penny.
At least two cars rammed Mr Ahmed's Rover before he leapt out and fled, only to be caught on the roundabout, the court heard.
On Thursday, police say, 23-year-old Wellington Oliveira talked his way into his former elementary school in a working-class western outskirt of Rio de Janeiro and opened fire with at least one of two revolvers he carried. Brazil Mourns the 12 Killed by Gunman
Of these, the first three have more or less been OK moving to Santa Monica (well, at least the rationale is there). Archive 2005-07-01
The main victim here is the “abstentionist” movement who is told that the main trickery of Chavez IS NOT the electoral registry, at least at presidential election level. Electoral registry irregularities and Perez Oramas on the uselessness of voting
When there is news of a show, fans will find out where the band is staying and try to book rooms in the hotel in the hope they can at least get a glimpse of the celebrity, talk to them or get their autograph.
Indeed, in 2002 it seemed that a firm grounding in popular mythology and local fauna was at least as important as a basic grasp of engineering in the designprocess. South Africa races ahead in battle of weirdest World Cup stadiums
They acted out of a conscience that patriots despised but at least could understand.
February 24, 2006 4: 56 PM bibliobibuli said ... visitor - you sure naughty one chatting up the girls again. what your ah mooi going to say this time? anna - sorry you were scrabbled, but at least you can take your piccy from here Meet Up and Scribble Night
Q So, you're saying the four of them at least, even though they already were voting for Foster, will now go back with some kind of invigorated motivation to convince -- Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry
Nevertheless, I was determined to be at least vaguely scientific about this review, so I pulled out the omnidirectional microphone I had borrowed from the media unit at work and started making recordings.
Repairing this damage would require at least a decade of relative quiescence, which is nowhere in sight. Michael T. Klare: The Blowback Effect: 2020
Behind our chalet, which my daughter christened the Magic House, rose our very own mountain, at least 50 metres high.
Kate was tempted to say that she'd grown but before she could speak Julie grinned; at least she still had the buckteeth. FALLEN WOMEN
Wherever in the world a people knows desperate want, there must appear at least the spark of hope, the hope of progress--or there will surely rise at last the flames of conflict.
A multi-cyclone dust separator according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises at least three dust separation units for separating dust stepwise from relatively larger size.
I hate to say it, but there are at least eight colonies on the outer rim of Confederate territory that we have not had contact with since the end of the civil war.
Give up is completely lost, persistence will have at least a glimmer of hope.
The criticism was unfair, or at least premature. Times, Sunday Times
Steels usually contain at least 0.3% manganese, which acts in a three-fold manner: it assists in deoxidation of the steel, prevents the formation of iron sulfide inclusions, and promotes greater strength by increasing the hardenability of the steel. CR4 - Recent Forum Threads and Blog Entries
At least drinking a herbal brew gets around that age-old question of whether to put the milk in first or last. Times, Sunday Times
Ten years ago I would have said that this sad state of affairs was irremediable, at least for the immediate future.
Toray users chose theirs for the ultrasonic feature, which, when taken along with the previous question, suggests that the word-of-mouth effect, therefore the quality (or at least the sense of quality) of the cleaning given by their brushes is very high. Why Japanese teeth are often wonky
She was thankful, at least, that the hospital let her wear her own pajamas rather than one of their backless gowns.
No doubt from then on my route wasn't as straight or as accurate as earlier, but at least I was moving.
At least 20 real ales, plus several makes of cider and perry, will be on sale.
Now, after years of experimenting with entomophagy (that's bug-eating to you), he presents the results with relish… or at least a light cream sauce.
When making bread with the fermented dough, the dough must be removed from the fridge at least 2 hours in advance, to allow it to prove.
Rescue cats should be kept inside for at least their first few weeks in their new home.
But at least one religious leader believes the ability to use dedifferentiation to create human stem cells would eliminate the controversy. Cells That Go Back in Time
Posters seem a somewhat antiquated form of expression, at least the paper kind.
Being that the last two No. 1 picks have received at least $30 million in guaranteed money, well, all together now: Better get it right. Guiding draft principle amid NFL's money woes: Get it right
The results of the toxicology tests are unlikely to be known for at least two weeks. Times, Sunday Times
But wrangling over a £1m cash shortfall has delayed the plans by at least four to five months.
The sludge from the bottom of the swamp that the dredge hauls up dripping and oozing at least has substance: you can dry it out, look at it through a microscope, describe it, or flush it down the toilet.
I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. Henry David Thoreau
Too frequently the stories seem to settle for, at worst, an indulgence in superficial whimsy, at best, a cultivation of the bizarre in situation and event that, at least as I read them, can't bear the weight they're asked to bear when left to provide the primary source of dramatic interest. Genre Fiction
For the past few decades the country has depended for its power on a national grid network, most of which is at least 40 years old. Times, Sunday Times
What first seemed like a glorious but undefined adventure is starting to take practical shape - at least in our minds.
Bonuses and pay increases have returned, at least for the most favoured executives. Times, Sunday Times
Since then, there have been sporadic attempts at least to get individual westerns off the ground. Times, Sunday Times
The issue could be eased if retailers used systems which blocked out at least some numbers on credit card receipts, or systems to destroy spare counterfoils after use.
In some ways it's been draining, or at least the changes have left me feeling drained.
Their friendly customer rep said that Geocities was responsible for at least notifying me of the billing, so I hope I have a leg to stand on when fighting this charge.
I need to make at least a 90-degree shoulder turn on the backswing.
Residents said at least five civilians were also wounded by flying debris.
It was a long shot but might be worth the effort, at least to ascertain the facts. Broken Lives
They had to spend at least 18 months living in rented accommodation while their shattered homes were rebuilt.
It follows from Dirichlet's box principle, that in any permutation of 10 distinct numbers there exists an increasing subsequence of at least 4 numbers or a decreasing subsequence of at least 4 numbers.
- Is there a way to get all pm's in the "send messages" as smf doesn't have the "outbox" like phpBB has. (no way of telling if a message has been read in smf at least not on my smf Forum) - how could i get ride of the "This message has been removed by its author before it was delivered." pm's? PhpBB.com
You should visit your dentist at least twice a year.
Forensic evidence has shown that at least one of the bombs was detonated remotely via an untraceable prepaid mobile phone.
If the answer is Yes, we say that L is reducible to L², or that L² is at least as expressive as L. Model Theory
Old and new lie next to one another, mixed and intermingled; the ancient is about to pass away, while the modern is geared for eternity, or at least for a kalpa which seems to us eternal.
I think you should muzzle him, at least in public.
Ah well, at least I can get a concession ticket now, thanks to my lowly student status.
My private belief was that Combret had done it: one problem at least that he had been able to liquidate with his own hands. MOONDROP TO MURDER
The state is at least twice as big as England.
And I wouldn't have minded doing a ‘thesis defense’ of my book in front of a bunch of people if, at least, it had been done in a friendly or collegial atmosphere.
At least 70 people have been detained in connection with the proposed rally, on charges of belonging to the banned group. Times, Sunday Times
But at least she's kept her nasal twang, eh? The Sun
In order for cyclothymia to be diagnosed, hypomanic symptoms and depressive symptoms must be present alternately for at least two years.
“but it would be, if not more prudent, since that word displeases you, at least more natural —” Around the World in 80 Days
As a fellow pantzer, I find that it usually takes me at least three drafts before I'm reasonably happy with a story -- the first is my "crapola" discover the story draft, the second is aimed at what readers would want, the third to polish and ((shiver)) copy-edit. An Interview with Allison Brennan
Mind, it is about time that you proposed to Clara, but you ought at least have spoken with your father beforehand.
At least the State of California limits its total liability to a paltry $5K in exchange for a prohibitively expensive premium, that even if a person chose to insure herself against would not pay the bulldozers pushing the debris to one side or the other, as no amount of money makes these liabilities "insurable" to even the most profligage premium payer. Balkinization
It was not a good exchange but at least some people got filthy rich from the dealings.
Why, amidst all the proposals, have we never reached a situation where schoolgoing children, at least, can attend the doctor and receive medication free of charge?
This is the story that has preoccupied at least two nations and elicited sympathy around the world. Times, Sunday Times
It is however possible to compress the cell packs subsequent to their formation and prior to inserting them into their final container to expel at least a proportion of their electrolyte which will reduce the amount of electrolyte which needs to be gassed off in the finished cells.
Probably not very, given the essential uncouthness of the town, but at least it shows they're trying.
Even if it wasn't clear enough back when he assembled his "team of rivals" and welcomed Wall Street into his administration, it has been absolutely clear at least since he capitulated to "counterinsurgent" generals and their civilian enablers, and to health care profiteers, that, whatever he may think and feel "inside," Obama is not one of the "good guys. Andrew Levine: Obama Winter and How to Combat It
But at least Jasmine is employed, her now half-time job being one of a handful of Plant job classifications remaining unaxed. Shampoo Planet
We must fix the ex - convict up with at least an odd job.
We need at least 10 days of 6 strong rowers and 1 bailer to make it back. Are We All Bozos on this Minivan? (Or the Detroit version of the Prisoners' Dilemma)
Such a result is a snub to traditional Labour policy - at least that's what you might think.
Mark is one of the lucky ones-he at least has somewhere to sleep.
It's important not to pass urine for at least four hours - and sometimes overnight - before a urine sample is taken.
After all, it is the psychiatric profession that gave my symptoms a name, and palliative cure - at least for the moment.
It was probably true that Herkomer had at least copied from photographs in the execution of some of his portrait commissions.
At least I still remember how to make my grandmother's infamous "sweetish" meatballs. Glenwood Springs Post Independent - Top Stories
This community was supposed to be regulated by balance, and that at least the major powers had a right to expect compensation and indemnities to maintain it.
Reputations aside, looking the part has certainly been integral to this almost episodic drama, at least as it's unfolded in the media.
At least 50,000 snakes overwinter in these dens every year, dispersing into the surrounding muskeg swampland during summer.
We are all bornwith a serious and unalterable defect: We grow old — at least the lucky among us do — and then we die. Nobody Gets Out of Here Alive
My position on euthanasia is actually derived from the ancient Greek one; that is, I am generally in favour of allowing it, as long as the person being euthanized is in perfectly sound mental condition, not non compos mentis, and has positively re-affirmed his decision at least three times over the period of at least a suspended period of time to allow for reconsideration (say 15 or 30 days). Matthew Yglesias » Bishops and Abortion
Irish Toryism was the dominant political creed down to 1859, at least in terms of Westminster seats.
If properly framed, some of those positions could be sold to Kentucky voters at least; others need to be "reframed" into oblivion. Rand Paul: No Babe in the Woods
I was so defensive because I saw people who hated New York City, or at least didn't care very much about it, trying to act as if they were extremely invested in recovering from the attacks, or opining about the causes or effects of the attacks. Seven is Angry, Sadly - Anil Dash
Instead of attending, I thought heavily about throwing things at the hearse as this would at least have been straight-forwardly and honestly disrespectful. And for my next trick……. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
The forint will strengthen or at least stabilise, the markets will calm and the economy slowly recover, he added. Times, Sunday Times
It has been long known as a patrician, white-shoe firm with an air so understated and secretive that at least one former exec likened it to working at the CIA.
To any bladdery bloggers attending my talk this afternoon, I issue this solemn pledge -- I promise to let fly with at least one or two irresponsible comments that you will be able to jot down and get a butt-boil about later. Whiz Kid: James Wolcott
In this case the ensuing negotiations serve to signal at least short-term lenience and the relaxing - but at least the non-tightening - of sanctions. The Brussels Journal - The Voice of Conservatism in Europe
Volunteers must be fluent in English and at least one of these languages: French, Amharic, Tigrinya (Ethiopian), Arabic or Farsi. Fairfax County volunteer opportunities
The class discusses getting a sponsor, abstaining from romantic relationships for at least a year after sobriety and the importance of attending 90 meetings in 90 days.
Hence, war - limited or full-fledged - as an option must be ruled out at least for the present.
Wildlife official are celebrating the sighting of a beaver in the Detroit River for the first time in at least 75 years, signaling that efforts to clean up the waterway are paying off.
He would at least describe the wench who'd clocked him with a trunk.
At least 30 schools entered the competition.
Tourism is Scotland's biggest industry, injecting at least #2.5 billion a year into the economy and employing hundreds of thousands of people.
Like Psalters they often contained historiated initials or at least decorated initials that marked important liturgical events such as Christmas. Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany
It wasn't until I got back home that I figured out what makes the southern coast unique, in this island at least.
Inasmuch as the defence needs only to secure the vote of one juryman to procure a disagreement, this offer is a comparatively safe one for the defendant to make, since the prosecutor, who must secure unanimity on the part of the jury (at least in New York State), can afford to take no chances of letting an incompetent or otherwise unfit talesman slip into the box. Courts and Criminals
Season the chicken inside and out with salt and pepper. Wrap in a clean tea towel for at least 30 minutes or as long as a full day. Refrigerate.
In Australia, we know that there is activity at official or semi-official level in South Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria at least.
I've seen no convincing evidence of any slavish imitation, at least until now.
Sinking roots is not an automatic childhood event, but is a result, at least in part, of the process of maturation.
We were driving most unaggressively across a small plaza, with a driver and a friend on the box beside him to help keep us from harm, when a trolley-car came wildly round a corner at the speed of at least two miles an hour and crossed our track. Familiar Spanish Travels
City autonomies themselves, at least in the kingdom of Italy, were products of the same process.
Reuters distributes this shot which, from the way everyone is caught in the moment, seems to capture Obama ogling, or at least gamely distracted by this junior G-8 delegate (set up by the notorious Sarkozy seeming to also look on lecherously). Michael Shaw: Reading the Pictures: Reuters Obama Booty Call
Looking at the time elapsed, it is at least 30 hours. Times, Sunday Times
My own church had a rather muddled concept of algetic offering that at least produced the proper endurance-discipline. The Golden Torc
At least nine people have died in bomb attacks launched by the cartels since President Barco ordered the crackdown on the cocaine traffickers.
It is left to mature in the cellar and the final ripening stage takes place in a spruce wood box, where the cheese is kept for at least 3 weeks.
Plus, we don't recommend people over 60yrs of age to fly at least 6-8 weeks post up due to lower vascular circulation and increase in pulmonary embolism. Hillary Clinton 'elbowed' aside?

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