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Eudora Welty's 'A Curtain of Green' had an enormous effect on me. But my early attempts to graft stories from the Deep South onto North of England provincialism were not successful. All were rejected. ↗

— Barry Unsworth

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In fact, in 2002, the Secretary of Defense authorized such support on a reimbursable basis to organizations formerly components of the Department of Justice and Department of the Treasury and currently components of the Department of Homeland Security. ↗

— Solomon Ortiz

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A family with the wrong members in control; that, perhaps, is as near as one can come to describing England in a phrase. ↗

— George Orwell

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To wake up in England and have the newspaper on your front door with a headline that says, 'Ozzie's Beach Whale of a Daughter,' doesn't really do much for your self-esteem at all. ↗

— Kelly Osbourne

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Taking command of HMS Portland is definitely the highlight of my 16 years in the Navy. It is a challenge that I am fully trained for and ready to undertake. ↗

— Sarah West

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I am very proud to be taking command of a Type 23 frigate, which is an extremely flexible warship, and I'm looking forward to taking HMS Portland on operations with a professional and focused team. ↗

— Sarah West

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We have always had great and loyal fans in Oakland. ↗

— Jim Otto

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England is very interested as well, and other countries if I could speak the languages! ↗

— Miranda Otto

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Ultimately, to have a career in movies, to a certain extent, certainly in England, you can't sustain a career in just English movies. ↗

— Clive Owen

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I think England are probably not as streetwise as plenty of other teams. The other top teams know how to keep a victory or do certain things to hang on to leads or get back in games. They're a lot more streetwise than us. I think as a nation we are very honest, we try to win the right way. ↗

— Michael J. Owen

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