British disease

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British disease

(Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) (usually preceded by the) the pattern of strikes and industrial unrest in the 1970s and early 1980s supposed by many during this time to be endemic in Britain and to weaken the British economy

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British			But he doesn't suffer from the British disease of thinking he's made it with isolated success. A talent deserves support by The Mirror (London, England) What was commonly known as the British disease in the 1970s has over the last couple of decades become something of a French malaise. Sarkozy's Union-Bashing Barb by Johnny Summerton / News, opinion and commentary community It's this British disease of not even bothering to ask, for fear of being rejected. No mystery over Dalton's low profile; Ex-Bond star Timothy Dalton is ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			Britannia coin britannia metal Britannic Britart britches Brite brith Briticism briticize British British America British Antarctic Territory British anti-lewisite British Association screw thread British Cabinet British Cameroons British capacity unit British capital British Civil Airworthiness Requirements British Columbia British Columbian British Commonwealth British Commonwealth of Nations British Council British Crown British disease British East Africa British Empire British empiricism British English British Guiana British gum British Honduras British House of Commons British House of Lords British Imperial System British India British Indian Ocean Territory British Isles British Israelite British Labour Party British Legion British Library British lion British List British longhair British lop British monetary unit British Museum British National Party British North America			British Dental Practice Managers' Association British Dental Society British Dental Students Association British Dental Trade Association British Dependent Territories British Dependent Territories Citizenship British Deputy High Commission British Dermatological Nursing Group British Development Division in Central Africa British Development Division in the Caribbean British Diabetic Association British Dietetic Association British Digital Broadcasting British Direct Mail Advertising Association British Direct Mail Users' Association British Direct Marketing Association British Disability Discrimination Act British Disabled Angling Association British Disabled Flying Association British Disabled Flying Club British Disabled Lifters Association British Disabled Ski Team British Disabled Water Ski Association British Disc Golf Association British disease British Disposable Products Association British Divers Marine Life Rescue British Division of the International Academy of Pathology British Documents on the End of Empire British dog tick British Domesticated Ostrich Association British dominion British dominion British dominion British Double Reed Society British Double Standard Time British Double Summer Time British Drag Racing Association British Dragonfly Society British Dressage Ltd British Drift Championship British Drilling and Freezing British Driving Society British Drug Free Powerlifting Association British Dummersee Yacht Club British Dyslexia Association British Earth Sheltering Association British East Africa British East Africa British East Africa British East African Protectorate British East African Protectorate British East India Company British East India Company British East India Merchant Company

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