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...Words expressing politeness, such as “merci”, “excusez-moi” and “s’il vous plaît”, are used less frequently than their English equivalents of “thank you”, “excuse me” and “please”....
...“These big, complex productions take a long time to formulate, then the right opportunity needs to come along,” says Robert Ames, the LCO’s co-artistic director and co-principal conductor....
...The company, based in Ames, Iowa, the heart of America’s corn belt, is the US’ largest producer of ethanol and biofuels....
...Piranesi, by Susanna Clarke, Bloomsbury, RRP£14.99, 272 pages The long-anticipated second novel from the author of 2004’s best-seller Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is a philosophical fantasy....
...The hotel needs to get rid of the background music that functions as a poor cover-up for the A371’s occasional intrusion into The Newt’s pastoral idyll....
...Recently, Kate Hamilton and Emily Ames of communications agency Sonder & Tell held a meeting about content....
...Despite the recent increase, the national rate of violent crime remains near a generational low and is roughly one-half of 1991’s modern peak....
...Born to Run (1975) was a commercial success, while 1978’s Darkness on the Edge of Town cemented his critical reputation as a guitar-toting laureate of the street....
...The other jobs news this morning is that Richard Ames is stepping down immediately as CEO of Hornby, supplier of nostalgic toys such as model train sets....
...The AME budget may prove more difficult to manage than the Chancellor is assuming....
...Alexander is a modified Samsung Nexus S using Google’s Android operating system, while Graham and Bell are based on an HTC Nexus One Android phone....
...“It’s certainly not good for S&P’s ratings business to have done it, so for that reason alone its worth paying attention to,” said Chris Ames, senior fixed income portfolio manager at Schroders....
...Sourcing supplies has become easier as mainland Chinese exporters became more professional....
...Some years ago, his company, initially known as Chancery Lane Physiotherapy, missed out on a contract with a big business that wanted a total wellbeing package....
...Warner Music beat the S&P 500 by 17.7 per cent over the same period, raising its value to $4.05bn....
...It sponsored US hip-hop act D-12’s recent UK tour. But there’s more to urban marketing than celebrity endorsement, its advocates insist....
...Minerva was 2.4 per cent higher at 275.5p after the property company said first-half profit-before-tax was at £1.3m from £0.6m in the s ame period last year....
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