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...It was somehow more polite in a restaurant to whisper a minatory “E-N-T” than to make the possibly audible observation “English Next Table”....
...Edna O’Brien gestures to her face, as though it were covered in wounds. In fact, the Irish novelist has lineless skin and hair the colour of a fox’s pelt....
...“The most important thing for everyone now is to get clarity on how Britain will proceed,” said Peter Wittig, the German ambassador to the US....
...Claire Messud Author of ‘The Woman Upstairs’ One of the most powerful and resonant books I’ve read this year is Edna O’Brien’s haunting novel The Little Red Chairs (Faber)....
...Mr Niel also told analysts that he was looking at the German mobile market, where the recent merger between Telefónica and E-Plus has left space for new entrants....
...Four Children and It , by Jacqueline Wilson, Puffin, RRP£12.99 Both tribute and sequel to E Nesbit’s 1902 classic Five Children And It, revisiting that novel’s wish-granting sand-fairy in the present day...
...The unanimous statement by the 15-nation body read to media by current council president Peter Wittig, Germany’s UN ambassador, called on Syrian authorities to protect diplomatic property and personnel,...
...It had been alleged that after drinking several bottles of stout, his hand had caressed the thigh of Edna Clunge, a rivet design engineer in his department....
...To enter the competition, simply send your answers in a letter, e-mail or fax to: Christmas Quiz, The Financial Times Limited, Number One Southwark Bridge, London SE1 9HL or e-mail quiz04@ft.com or fax to...
...You have to understand E numbers, the science laboratory names given to some ingredients, and get your head round some logic-defying rules....
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