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...Notice that, in order to succeed in the latter case, declarer must cash his spade winner in hand, cross to dummy with the carefully preserved final heart, and then enjoy A♠ as his 12th trick....
...On Thursday, Paul Maynard, pensions minister, said the government was still “committed” to the changes, but did not say when the measures would be introduced....
...Afterwards, I walk along the Quai Voltaire to cross over to the Right Bank, across Pont Alexandre III....
...“I remember what it was like to cross the border, the security checks, soldiers coming down the streets with their weapons.”...
...When West leads K♥, a cursory glance suggests that ruffing spades in dummy, cross-ruffing, or suit establishment all seem potential lines....
...The report by parliament’s cross-party foreign affairs committee stressed that British engagement with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan was a “geopolitical imperative” and...
...Paul Weiss has hired Clifford Chance London-based private equity partners Chris Sullivan and Taner Hassan, Financial News reports....
...Unions are also challenging recent legislation that could force some staff to cross picket lines to keep key services running during industrial action....
...Smart reads Unlikely backer Retired hedge fund billionaire Leon Cooperman and a “predatory” cash-advance company had no reason to cross paths, Bloomberg reports. Then came a private credit fund....
...However, without a long suit to establish, a cross ruff to undertake, or even chances for an esoteric squeeze, prospects seem bleak....
...“There is real and genuine overwhelming demand for some of these events,” said Simon Miller, director of policy for Stop Scams UK, a cross-industry fraud prevention group....
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