In response to pleas from David Barnes the county Physical Education Adviser for

In response to pleas from David Barnes, the county Physical Education Adviser, for more adult recreational facilities for schoolchildren, the concept of the “Sports Hall” was developed. These facilities were less readily available to the public if the schools were sited on the edge of the towns. In a move of exceptional boldness, Swain [...]

A feature common to all policies is that the insurer smooths

A feature common to all policies is that the insurer “smooths” the return, so that a portion of the return is held back in good investment years to make up in part for bad years. But few systems are similar to Britain’s, where companies pay reversionary bonuses ­ which accrue every year and are [...]

They are symbolic

They are symbolic.”The 2in-long rocks were excavated in 1999 and 2000 but their existence is only now being published in the journal Science, after two independent dating studies. “This shows the people in southern Africa were behaviourally modern 70,000 years ago,” Professor Henshilwood added.. Spectris, which makes specialist electronic instruments and controls, yesterday warned [...]

That in turn means that plenty of money would be available &ndash from both state and private industrial sources

That, in turn, means that plenty of money would be available – from both state and private industrial sources – to try to isolate infected trees and minimise damage.From the naturalist’s point of view, the biggest disaster would be an epidemic in the few remaining large redwood forests under state or federal protection. For [...]

Their methods are of course abhorrent but their objective is one that ought to be the subject

Their methods are, of course, abhorrent, but their objective is one that ought to be the subject of reasoned debate.Unfortunately, India has never accepted that any discussion of the status of Kashmir itself is legitimate. But the Indians cannot forever pretend that everything is simply the work of terrorists, motivated either by Pakistani territorial [...]

As Rudyard Kipling almost said: we will keep our currency while

As Rudyard Kipling almost said: we will keep our currency, while all about us are losing theirs.In Britain, we will continue to use pounds sterling (at least until a probable referendum in 2003) But, we, too, are affected. For a start, there are all the coins and banknotes which languish in British homes from [...]

Longer opening hours will give consumers more freedom to choose how and when to celebrate New Year’s Eve and it will give the

“Longer opening hours will give consumers more freedom to choose how and when to celebrate New Year’s Eve, and it will give the industry the chance to give their customers what they want,” he said.Police and the public have been able to seek restriction orders on those pubs that are intending to stay open [...]

Barbara Cassani airline boss £4

Barbara Cassani, airline boss, £4.7m Little more than a year ago Dido was unknown. Since then, sales of No Angel have rocketed, reaching number one in 13 countries, and helping her to earn £10m this year.Her wealth puts her fourth on a list of high-earning British women, headed, inevitably, by the Harry Potter author, [...]

Grandmothers pushing Downs Syndrome children along the street as subjected to stage-whispers averring: That’s what

Grandmothers pushing Downs Syndrome children along the street as subjected to stage-whispers averring: “That’s what happens when you have them late in life”.Mothers of autistic children are told by perfect strangers in supermarkets: “If I had him I could sort him out in a fortnight”. People move tables in McDonald’s if a disabled child [...]

Some residents and storekeepers blamed the tragedy on the large numbers

Some residents and storekeepers blamed the tragedy on the large numbers of informal street vendors and poor traffic regulations, leaving too many cars parked on the narrow streets. Efforts to tackle the blaze were hindered by low water pressure for firefighters’ hoses and by crowds of onlookers who delayed the arrival of fire trucks.. [...]

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