Golden bull

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Today that calf has grown up and many worship a golden bull market.

3) Does the quote accurately describe the events the Philosophe is discussing (Charles IV of Bohemia and the Golden Bull of 1356)?

The Holy Roman Empire was neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire

Inch by inch, we edge closer toward worshipping the golden bull and further from the weakness of an incarnate God.

Lift high the cross: the crucified Christ is no more comfortable to confront in the 21st century than he was in the first

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COMPANIES TODAY

As the Telegraph revealed on Monday, the Plain English Campaign has nominated the force for a Golden Bull "award" for a series of baffling mission statements.

THIS GOBBLEDEGOOK IS CRIMINAL, POLICE TOLD; Crime commissioner plans crackdown on jargon... as it emerges police are calling criminals 'high harm causers'

Romney, 65, led the way at the annual Golden Bull awards for talking 'gobbledygook'.

Mitt Romney finally wins 'gobbledygook' award for speaking 'load of gibberish'!

Here he argues that developments after 1648 were only a continuation of those before, just as in 1654 the Peace of Westphalia was 'designated the culmination and conclusion of a series of fundamental laws' including the Golden Bull of 1356, the Peace of Augsburg (1555) and so on (1.

UNITING EUROPE

The pair were among the award "winners" in the Plain English Campaign's annual Golden Bull booby prize to mark National Plain English Day.

Stars show how to mangle plain English

The pair were among the award 'winners' in the Plain English Campaign's annual Golden Bull booby prize to mark National Plain English Day.

Mayor's English shocker

The bull represents the golden bull of Wall Street and the man pinned to the wall is jailed financier Bernard Madoff

This sculpture by Chinese artist ChenWenling[...]

Ms Claire said the sentence was being entered in this year's Golden Bull competition - and stood a good chance of winning.

THE LONG BLUE LINE; Cops blasted over 102-word sentence

The Plain English Campaign's Golden Bull awards aim to embarrass those who abuse language.