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Douglas Hurd |
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Douglas Hurd [ˌdʌgləs ˈhɜːd] n (Social Science / Education) Brit informal a third-class university degree Often shortened to Douglas [from rhyming slang, after Douglas Hurd (born 1930), British Conservative politician] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| We need not to worry so much about the loudmouths," the former Conservative cabinet member and current Lord Douglas Hurd told reporters, sounding very much like an American, "as about the quiet acts of subversion and training by dangerous people, up and down the country, who on the whole keep their mouths shut. Her critics, even those like Geoffrey Howe and Douglas Hurd who are most contemptuous of her boorish antics, have conceded that many of her positions made sense. British Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd and Lord Carrington, representing the European Community, have both seemed to speak as if a Serbian victory is inevitable and that the Bosnians are at fault for failing to enter political negotiations with their tormentors. |
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