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The disappearing duchess

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A portrait of the fifth Duchess of Devonshire traveled around the world for over 100 years as art thieves, art collectors and detectives were on its trail. It was later surrendered by art thief Adam Worth to detective William Pinkerton, who later turned it over to the son of art dealer William Agnew. The older Agnew won the bidding for the painting before its theft.

Author: MacIntyre, Ben
Publisher: Reader's Digest Magazines Ltd.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1995
Appreciation, Records and correspondence, Art thefts, Portraits

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Fighting the flab: Rolls-Royce

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Rolls-Royce must cut jobs and plants to survive, and thus exemplifies the current health of British industry. Early reports suggest the reorganization is working and the new Trent engine is selling well, but the competition remains stiff in a shrunken market.

Publisher: Economist Newspaper Ltd.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1993
Case studies, Finance, Aircraft engine industry, Rolls-Royce PLC, Downsizing (Management)

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Of high moments and the horse you rode in on

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The word moment, combined with dramatic adjectives, is now popular to describe significance rather than the fleeting of an event. The phrase of 'horse you rode in on' has a literary lineage that conveys the desire to defy circumstances or situations.

Author: Safire, William
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
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ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1998
Usage, Column, Origin, Terms and phrases, Phraseology, Metaphor

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