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...And who can forget the campest line in Henry James — and there’s some competition — when Isabel Archer in The Portrait of a Lady says of her awful husband Gilbert Osmond, “He has a genius for upholstery”...
...Asked about criticism of the approach from businesses leaders such as entrepreneur Hugh Osmond, Jenrick told Sky News: “With respect, I disagree with them.”...
...Musicians have been singing about saving the planet for decades, in environmental anthems such as Joni Mitchell’s “Big Yellow Taxi” (1970), The Osmonds’ “Crazy Horses” (1972) and Michael Jackson’s “Earth...
...Lancashire Hotpot is baeckoff, faggots are gayettes and caillettes; “A Very Good Supper Dish” – the recipe is from Mrs F Roberts of Winterslow, a downland village east of Salisbury – is gratin dauphinois...
...On Monday it announced a stand-in – non-executive director David Roberts – in case he does not. That panicked investors, who do not see Mr Roberts as permanent chief executive material....
...Walsh nears TAP bid Hugh Osmond, Nat Rothschild …Willie Walsh....
...At the top, chairman Sir Robert Wilson’s contract is due to expire at the end of 2012 and Mr Chapman may retire when he turns 60 in two and a half years’ time....
...They were cultivated along with Logica’s Andy Green and Alison, plus Pearl’s Hugh Osmond, wearing shades, and partner Lucy Potter....
...UK’s Osmond nears Resolution victory Hugh Osmond, the UK entrepreneur, was on the verge of victory in the six-month battle for Resolution Life’s closed life funds on Sunday after a sudden decision by rival...
...Resolution has recommended a 720p a share offer from Hugh Osmond’s Pearl....
...The buyer was Axial, part of Hugh Osmond’s Pearl Group....
...As the market closed, Robert Tchenguiz said he had no plans to sell his 19 per cent stake in the company or his 10 per cent holding in J Sainsbury, 1.1 per cent stronger at 445p....
...M&B’s plan was to put most of its pub properties into a joint venture owned 50-50 by M&B and Robert Tchenguiz, the property entrepreneur....
...Likewise investors in J Sainsbury would have benefited from knowing sooner that Robert Tchenguiz, the entrepreneur, had built a derivatives position in the company that is as big as his holding in the underyling...
...When it emerged recently that Robert Tchenguiz, the property investor, had built a 10 per cent interest in J Sainsbury through derivatives, the Association of British Insurers decided it was time to visit...
...According to Robert McLeod, editor-in-chief of MLex Market Intelligence, a Brussels-based regulatory news service, the “rule of thumb” is that banks should make disposals equivalent to four or five times...
...Resolution shares rose 2.5 per cent to 631½p after Pearl Assurance, a rival insurance company run by financier Hugh Osmond, announced an 11.3 per cent stake....
...dan.roberts@ft.com Fund management: kate.burgess@ft.com...
...However, Robert Cotter, chief operations officer at Starwood, the US hotel group, is seen as a likely candidate. IHG shares closed 14?p at 636p on Wednesday...
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