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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]


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She was set to headline the Festival of Politics in Edinburgh next week along with former Tory minister Douglas Hurd and activist Mark Thomas.
Byline: Phil Braithwaite IT IS good to see the former Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd is doing historical research at Drayton Manor.
When Douglas Hurd unsuccessfully sought the leadership of the Conservative Party in 1990, he was portrayed as a 'toff'.
 
 
 
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