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But it is too much of a mouthful to say such a long name for a country, so people just say Britain, the United Kingdom or simply U. K.

Several IMF officials said the U. S. , Germany, France and the U. K. were among those who held that position.

There are fanciers all over the U. K. breeding prize winners at all levels of competition Club, Federation, Classic &Nationals.

First, Europe's economic growth remains sluggish and likely will lag behind that of the U. K. and the U.

As investors scramble to protect themselves from the next credit flare-up in Europe, their worries are spreading to the U. K.

We've had a mom in Utah who used them with her kids to a science researcher in the U. K. and curriculum developers in Hawaii.

Golf played on such harsh, marginal land is known as links golf, and it has always been enjoyed in the U. K. and Ireland.

Snowy conditions across the U. K. have had an impact on sales, particularly in Scotland, according to the finance director.

Mr. Simon says clients in his native U. K. have been 'eager to put money into the U. S. ' this year.

Mr. Blair has said he would give the proceeds to a charity benefiting U. K. armed forces.

Our boarding staff has a wealth of experience in looking after the children of parents from all over the U. K. and abroad.

To fill the gap, he said, U. K. banks will have to raise more capital than they already raised, though how much will be enough isn't clear.

Those are more likely to contribute to the revenue growth the bank needs if it's ever to wriggle free of U. K. -government ownership.

Life in the U. K. could get a whole lot cozier. The population's projected to rise at its fastest rate in at least a century.

Inflation is up in the U. K. and price acceleration in Europe is now running ahead of central bankers' targets.

The size of protection on the U. K. has roughly doubled since the year began, a move that far outpaces the run-up in Greek CDS last fall.

Unless they are very strong, these accents are usually not as hard for foreigners to understand as the U. K. regional accents.

U. K. government officials said killing the Libyan leader would be legal if it prevented civilian deaths as laid out in a U. N. resolution.

News Corp. dropped its bid to take full control of BSkyB, amid a scandal over reporting tactics at at least one of its U. K. newspapers.

As a protege of Rupert Murdoch's, Brooks quickly rose to be one of the U. K. 's most powerful journalists.

He said he expects China to displace the U. K. as the brand's third-biggest market next year.

For your country imports both black and green tea from China as well-India being one of the leading exporters of black tea to U. K.

The boardwalk is one of just a handful of similar ancient structures that exist in the U. K.

As they invested those reserves in places like the U. S. and U. K. , they put an unprecedented strain on financial markets.

The company has been hiring salespeople across the country and is also starting to hire employees in the U. K. , among other places.

Ahead of the trip, Mr. Cameron said he hoped U. K. -China bilateral trade would double over the next five years to $100 billion.

To put that into context, The U. K. government spends about 12 billion pounds a year on foreign aid.

But the U. K. firms' marketing savvy and geographic proximity to key international markets may also play roles, she said.

That was more than any other nation except the U. S. and more than the $162 billion of deals by U. K. -based companies.

The U. K. unemployment rate, surprisingly, is only slightly above the German rate.

U. K. consumer confidence improved in January compared to the previous two months but deteriorated compared to a year ago.

That's true. And as you know, the majority of our export sales revenue comes from the U. K.

Another potential worry: the U. K. , which has its own debt issues, as well as an economy dominated by the still-troubled financial sector.

As part of its effort to gauge well-being, the U. K. plans to add more subjective questions to its household surveys.

Proposed new rules on remuneration in the U. S. , the U. K. and other financial centers are beginning to emerge, but they remain hazy.

BMW's sales chief Ian Robertson said China could surpass the U. K. as the company's third largest sales region this year.

this is all bullshit. india is nowhere as close to - U. K, FRANCE AUSTRALIA, AND many other European countries even , south africa.

He denies any wrongdoing and said he will appeal the U. K. decision.

karina : two weeks in the u . k . is going to be so cool.

In the U. K. , the Bank of England would step in as a buyer of government bonds.

I was taking pictures of the scenery near Lake Windermere in the U. K. This black-headed gull was flying straight at me.

Historical fiction is quite hot at the moment in the U. K. and Commonwealth market.

But we think China will rival the U. S. and U. K. in terms of sales in a few years.

Anna, how much longer are you staying in the U. K. , then?

So this is a game called " spot the science budgets . " This is the U. K. government spend . You see there , it's about 620 billion a year.

Officials said the U. K. and Hungary wouldn't take part, while Sweden and the Czech Republic reserved their positions.

Sweden's Hennes & Mauritz AB is opening in the U. K. this autumn, taking the company's online presence to eight European countries.

York will no longer use the special envoy title but will continue to promote the U. K. abroad as a senior member of the royal family.

But on Thursday, concern over German bonds drove their yields up to near-convergence with the U. K.

A bloodless revolution in the distribution of wealth is taking place in the U. K.

I guess the biggest difference between the U. S. version and the U. K. version of The Office reflected this.

"Our U. K. business has been on fire for quite a while now, " Ahrendts said in an interview late yesterday at London Fashion Week.

Like the Fed, central banks in the U. K. and Japan already are buying the debt of their respective governments.

From a greenhouse gas perspective, is lamb produced in the U. K. better than lamb produced in New Zealand, frozen and shipped to the U. K. ?

After particularly weak U. K . manufacturing data , the Aussie dollar rose to its highest rate against the British pound since 1985 .

About $42 billion of the U. K. banks' exposure is in the form of lending to Ireland's battered banking sector.

In soccer-mad countries like the U. K. , many companies don't even try to ban the matches.

In the intervening years, measles cases spiked in the U. K. as some parents refused to let their children be vaccinated.

Also, the U. K. government reported better-than-expected manufacturing data and higher economic growth in the fourth quarter.

Buyers in the U. K. , believed to be acting at least in part on China's behalf, added $9. 6 billion.

Only one, the Hadley Centre model from the U. K. Met Office, was able to reproduce the observations.

These tensions have played out in the U. K. , Switzerland, and even Monaco. Now, they're bursting out into the open in Singapore.

U. K. banks are required to report earnings only twice a year, so HSBC's quarterly figures from a year earlier weren't available.

"We are excited to see results from both the U. K. choroideremia study and the forthcoming U. S. trial, " says Dr.

"I saw people with things sticking out of them, covered head to toe in blood, " she later told the U. K. 's Daily Mail.

So far, despite envoys from the U. S. , Israel and the U. K. , China hasn't budged from its refusal to endorse sanctions against Iran.

In fact the U. K. is now China's top European partner for joint research, which has more than quadrupled in a decade.

It's a scheme in the U. K. that matches Mr. Jones, with some spare space in his back garden, with Mrs. Smith, a would-be grower.

GUPTA: One country that stands out in all of this is the U. K. It's the only country to frontload a debt reduction plan.

Under a U. K. Parliament statute, Prince Charles will be King when his mother either abdicates the throne or dies.

But it's already going to Japan, and the U. K. , and Europe, and all the rest of the countries.

Births of boys are on the decline in several industrialized countries, including the United States, the U. K. , and Canada. In the U. S.

But that's only one of the likely factors, according to Acritas, the U. K. -based research and advisory firm that conducted the survey.

System testing will take place in the U. K. and the Netherlands.

But until the U. K. researchers made and tested graphene in 2004, many physicists guessed that materials one-atom thick would be unstable.

Pls note that the products you quoted to us should be fully certified in accordance with prevailing legislation in the U. K.

Foreign total through Wednesday includes early grosses from the U. K. and Japan, where the film opened over the weekend.

A man in the U. K. found buried gold worth millions with a metal detector.

These acrylic rods make up the Seed Cathedral, the centerpiece of the U. K. Pavilion at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, China.

In the U. K. , local opposition to wind turbines, criticized for being noisy eyesores, have made it difficult to gain planning permission.

Some German and U. K. banks have had significant holdings of bad U. S. assets, but Asian banks have not invested as much in such assets.

The fate of Opel's U. K. , Poland, Belgium and Spain assembly plants is up in the air.

In early January, Fillon confessed that he favored the drinking establishments of the U. K. over the cafes of France.

Mr. Cameron said he welcomes Chinese investment in U. K. infrastructure projects.

The top five destinations for American students were the U. K. , Italy, Spain, France, and -- with 13, 674 students -- China.

Financials were leading gains across the board, with banks in peripheral sovereign markets and the U. K. pushing higher.

But a new study from the U. K. suggests that when it comes to suppressing appetite, not all exercise is created equal.

Fancy shops like this boast on their sign: "K. u. K. " (meaning good enough for the "Konig und Kaiser" -- king and emperor).

By Sunday morning, the U. K. 's Barclays looked like the sole potential buyer.

Earlier, leaders in France and the U. K. pushed for a transition to a post-Gadhafi Libya.

The U. K. showed unexpected weakness, as the nation's manufacturing sector shifted into contractionary territory.

Two of our U. K. and U. S. predecessor practices form a co-partnership in several countries under the name ABC CO, .

The transfer reflects the U. K. firm's goal of using the Deacons tie-up to boost its presence in Asia.

Not cheap, but at least it's portable and would work even in the 'burbs -- but you need a U. K. address and bank account to sign up.

"We have detected the human fingerprint in both the Arctic and Antarctic region[s], " says Peter Stott , a climate modeler at the U. K.

"In the U. K. , people over the age of 65 travel on the bus for free, " says Baxter.

Areas of travel: Asia, U. K. , Australia - depends on which 'Luxe' guides are being researched.

French and German leaders are pushing to limit the size of banks and curtail bank bonuses -- moves opposed by the U. S. and U. K.

Although the U. S. venue wasn't as grand as those of the U. K. , Saudi Arabia or Germany, the U. S. corporate presence was extensive.

The U. K. energy explorer said it found no hydrocarbons in its Jacinta prospect and will now drill deeper to evaluate the Dawn prospect.

Since you can't put a price on art or a good slice, the work-intensive pie will be delivered to a contest winner in the U. K.

Many people, especially in the U. K. , have been programmed by recent experience to think their homes double up as golden geese.

If Barclays decides to participate in the U. K. government's asset-insurance plan, the pressure on its capital likely would increase.

The best way to mitigate that scenario would be for the U. K. government to tighten fiscal policy instead.

Zara is moving online with the six countries that make up about 40% of its sales: Germany, the U. K, France, Italy, Spain and Portugal.

Skin cancers are the most common group of cancers affecting the U. K. population and their incidence is rising steadily.

Looking ahead, the U. K. economy is facing a major rebalancing away from private and public consumption and towards net exports.

So with a general election on the way in the U. K. , could our party leaders' wives look stateside for some inspiration?

According to the Henley Centre, working fathers in the U. K. average 48 hours of free time a week.

After last week's spy swap, there was speculation she would try to return to the U. K.

A banning of a controversial Wikipedia entry in the U. K. has raised serious free speech issues.

Sizable hydroponic facilities can be found in the U. K. , the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, New Zealand and other countries.

The U. K. overtook the U. S. to become the top country for financial development, according to a ranking by the World Economic Forum.

France was the top exporter to the U. K. , and we pushed them down the list.

A measure of U. K. property sales adds to recent evidence that the U. K. housing market's slump may be bottoming out.

In January, Data. gov. uk launched to make non-personal data held by the U. K. government available for software developers.

Donors including the U. K. and the European Union have so far pledged almost $500 million in additional help.

They are trying to identify areas where U. K. Has advantages , such as building technology which will not pollute the environment .

Back in Europe, U. K. markets were closed Monday for a holiday.

S. currency fell during New York trading against the U. K. pound, Australian dollar, yen, Swiss franc and euro.

But the U. K. court said it appeared possible that Mr. Assange had tried to evade questioning while he was in Sweden.

And there's this guy Mike Oates. Mike Oates lives in the U. K. He's a director of an electroplating company.

The things that the U. S. , the U. K. , Japan and South Korea don't produce any more, they've shifted to China.

At the top of the index is the U. K. , followed by Australia, New Zealand and Ireland.

The U. K. is still our biggest market. It makes up about 50% of our overall sales.

Besides, we imagine there are vast reserves of affection for the McQueen name in the U. K. , and not just among the fashion flock.

The French-owned company already has a growing security solutions and services business in the U. K. , including some encryption products.

The U. K. oil giant's costs include spill response, containment, relief-well drilling, grants to Gulf states, claims paid and federal costs.

Much of the recent good economic news in the euro zone, the U. K. and Japan has stemmed from strong export data.

U. K. -based Standard Bank is one of Africa's largest banks with offices in 18 countries across the continent.

Okay. And what U. K. bands are doing it for you at the moment? Are you gonna get out and see any gigs while you're here?

Other countries like Canada, Argentina, the U. K, Denmark, Germany, Mexico, Russia, and South Korea too mark the day with parades.

Since leaving California Pacific Medical Center in March, we hadn't had time to register him with the U. K. Consulate.

We have Yangzhou fried rice in Chinese restaurants back in the U. K.

Seeking the most advanced military technology, India is turning to American contractors and also those from France, the U. K. and elsewhere.

Many Mongolian leaders, including Mr. Batbold, studied in Russia. He also attended school in the U. K. , and speaks English fluently.

While the U. K. was fast out of the starting block in the race to privatize, other European nations have sped along.

Again, I must confess that we were not so sure. I was talking to David, a brother from the U. K. , a day before the main event.

Those figures came as the U. K. released a budget that includes its biggest jump in the national debt since World War II.

Fears of a weak government could spark selling of the pound and push down prices of government bonds and smaller U. K. stocks.

The U. K. , for instance, is actively wooing Chinese investment in capital-intense infrastructure projects.

In the U. K. , the average Facebook user spends close to three full days per year on the site.

BAE's air, land and now systems business sectors in the U. K. have all been hit this year by the prospect of reduced workloads.

On Monday, the U. K. government and the royal family issued strong defenses of Prince Andrew and his role as trade envoy.

If that sounds risky , consider its exposure in its home market : the U. K. bank is the proud sponsor of the English Premier League .

The review, funded by the U. K. Food Standards Agency, didn't look at differences in pesticide residues between the two growing methods.

Anesthesia tech , come with me from the U. K. Yes, let's just go work this thing out .

Likewise, those serving consumers in Germany, France, Italy, the U. K. , and Spain should consider Eastern Europe.

The U. K. study shows that free testosterone measurements are a better measure of heart risk than are total testosterone measurements.

Cap Gemini SA, Europe's largest computer services provider, climbed after signing a new contract with the U. K. government.

In 1907, an Anglo-Russian agreement paved the way for the formation of the Triple Entente made up of France, the U. K. and Russia.

In the U. K. capital, police barred protesters from entering Paternoster Square, home to the London Stock Exchange.

For many years they have been quietly cooperating on many of the local councils that run towns and regions across the U. K.

Authorities in the U. K. , Netherlands, Spain and Turkey have made more than 40 arrests of alleged Anonymous participants.

In the U. K. , many people are advocating a pollution-free transport system to create a pollution-free nation in the long run.

Grocer discounts are at record levels in the U. K. , where Britons are spending less ahead of government-spending cuts and tax hikes.

The scientists also analyzed fossilized bone collections from ancient hominid sites in Spain, the U. K. and the Caucasus region.

A decade ago, a U. K. -U. S. , one-two combination might have seemed an obvious choice for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

British Sky Broadcasting has inked deals with three satellite transponders as part of its plan to deliver HDTV to U. K. customers next year.

Rising CDS levels alone don't suggest that credit fears are about to grip the U. K.

The U. K. capital appeared tense but calm Tuesday evening, after Mr. Cameron promised to boost police presence in the capital.

and Blair continues to be the Prime minister of the U. K.

Selling over a million albums in the U. K. in 1994, Oasis quickly gained popularity in the states while touching gold status.

In a hearing on Thursday, the U. K. High Court turned down the appeal.

The firm reported revenue growth in the U. K. and North America, but revenue was down slightly in Western Continental Europe.

Ms. Ward puts Germany in fifth place, and on its heels in sixth, the U. K. , both one slot lower than today.

But the cuts could backfire, toppling the U. K. back into recession and squandering the Conservatives' moment in charge.

A spokesman for the Met Office, the U. K. weather service, said midterm forecasts were much 'kinder. '

The milk container market in the U. K. exemplifies the sustainable options within an important packaging segment.

Central banks have been buying up government debt, helping to keep interest costs low in the U. S and U. K.

But the parties poised to run the U. K. going forward are far apart on many pivotal issues.

All the staff who visited the U. K. From our Wushu Team taught some local Wushu learners Chinese Wushu.

This was U. K. , France, Italy, and Germany, together with the U. S. , on the phone.

U. S. schools topped the list for places to send their kids, but schools in the U. K. and Canada followed as second and third picks.

Greece's debt crisis has some governments, particularly Spain, Portugal and the U. K. , applying the brakes to spending.

Governments and consumers in the U. S. , Japan, U. K. and much of Europe are under pressure to cut debt soon.

Green , 61 , said this week he would step down to become trade minister for the U. K .

McHugh has had his art exhibited in many galleries in the U. K. , and obviously continues to sculpt, write and draw.

that traded in Holland and U. K. Shares traded in London.

In the U. K. , Shell and BP still constitute four-fifths of the FTSE All Share Oil & Gas Producers index.

About half of foreign profits come from Europe and the U. K. , where the dollar's recent strength has been most pronounced.

Hence BMW's plans to expand production at Mini's sole plant in the U. K. and for a crossover version made in Austria.

In the future, the U. K. has proposed a tidal power barrage across the Severn Estuary that separates England and Wales.

Regulators in the U. K. and Switzerland have launched a joint investigation of the losses at UBS.

The U. K. is currently in discussions with Mr. Koussa, the spokesman said, declining to offer further comment.

Meanwhile, speculation the U. S. and U. K. could soon resume quantitative easing has hit the dollar and sterling.

Volatility could spike as the U. S. and U. K. authorities wind down their bond purchases.

Revenue outside the U. K. , excluding gasoline, increased 16 percent in the 13 weeks through Nov. 27 from a year earlier.

Microsoft rolled out Microsoft Office Web Apps on Skydrive to users in the U. S. , U. K. , Canada and Ireland yesterday.

The proposed acquisition comes as supermarket wars in the U. K. have been heating up.

Analysts appear divided over what China's move means for the euro and the U. K. pound once today's market mirth ebbs.

Exposure to Spain and the U. K. , and high leverage mean that it is an easy target, ' Mr.

The photos attracted enough attention that news organizations both in the U. K. and China soon took an interest.

The entry point to the tool will be a map of Germany, U. K. , Europe or the U. S. , depending on the website, Casey says.

Those dealers would then sell to wealthy collectors in the U. S. and U. K. as well as museums.

But the fund is weighted toward the U. K. , with nearly 35% of its assets in U. K. stocks.

Users can call a U. K. or U. S. number for service, but the company plans to add more local call-in lines.

This was a headline in a U. K. newspaper, The Guardian, not that long ago.

And last month, Samsung launched an online application store for cellphone users in the U. K, France and Italy.

Countries included in the survey included Australia, Brazil, China, Germany, India, Russia, U. S. , and the U. K.

In the U. K. , the Bank of England maintained its emergency bond-purchase plan and left its benchmark interest rate at a record low.

In the U. K. , individuals can be arrested without being charged.

During this time, my husband came from the U. K. To offer his assistance and learn the Convenient Method.

It's quite amazing that she can send short-messages from U. K. , Network is playing an excellent role today.

The possible inclusion of the U. K reflects the country's close relationship with Ireland.

So too does ESSEC Business School in Paris, IESE Business School in Barcelona and Oxford University in the U. K.

Shipment is to be made by a vessel of U. K. nationality or by a vessel flying her flag.

Charles Kao, who was born in Shanghai, China, and has both U. K. and U. S. citizenships, received half the total prize money of . 4 million.

Instead, Europe is the one to watch with the U. K, France and Germany generating the most travellers in the current climate, said Witt.

HSBC didn't receive capital from the U. K. during the banking crisis, and Mr. Green has been vocal in promoting prudent corporate behavior.

Prior to that he worked at U. K. asset management firm Schroders PLC and personal computer giant Hewlett-Packard Co. , ICBC said.

We're putting efforts on this front by contacting U. S. and U. K. , as well as embassies of other countries.

Cigarette packs in the U. K. already carry gruesome images of cancer-ridden lungs, corpses and tumors.

And since London is the world's capital of foreign exchange trading, it makes sense that the U. K. is a major source of yen demand.

The investigating panel had representatives from South Korea, the U. K. , Australia, Canada and the U. S.

The U. K. aid organization said it based its findings on interviews with former residents in Uganda.

As for the U. K. auction, it means that there will be less demand for those assets because of the increase of budget deficits.

Swimming with dolphins appears to be an effective treatment for mild to moderate depression, according to new U. K. Research.

And it isn't just a U. S. phenomenon. In the U. K. , women give an average of 0. 8%, compared with 0. 5% for men, the survey shows.

This year we have almost 20 different classes involved in creating and performing plays with our counterparts in the U. K. And Los Angeles.

Other U. K. banks also got a lift as they caught up with gains made by European rivals on Monday.

And as I mentioned earlier, the U. K. was up 15% year-over-year to $969 million as the country continues to experience struggling economy.

Well, a few data scientists from the U. K. are in Hollywood, and they have story algorithms -- a company called Epagogix.

According to Cancer Research U. K. , the only health danger firmly connected to cellphones is a higher risk of car accidents.

He says studies like the U. . . K trial and a Veteran's Administration trial published last year may help change that.

Both the U. K. and U. S. ranked poorly on the stability of the currency and the banking system.

A 7-year-old girl from the U. K. faces brain damage if she eats anything but fruit and vegetables, the Daily Mail reports.

It was introduced in the U. K. in 1917 and then spread around the world.

For many, the U. K. 's steady political environment and stable economy make London a safe haven for wealth.

The richest woman in the U. K. is Kirsty Bertarelli, a songwriter and former Miss U. K whose husband founded the Serono biotech company.

Mr. Assange was arrested last month in the U. K. on a European warrant issued by Sweden.

Well the U. K is suffering from floods, Southern Europe is facing a devastating heatwave.

The Financial Services Authority, the U. K. market regulator, lifted a ban on short-selling financial companies on Jan.

In 2003, a type of industrial dye used on textiles called Sudan red was found in hot-chili products imported from India to the U. K.

The image is also printed in books accessible in librariesis, a spokesperson for Wikipedia's U. K. -based volunteers pointed out to the BBC.

But the U. K. government is backing the opposition party's call for News Corp. to drop its takeover offer.

It predicts another 1, 000-plus public toilets will close in the next 12 months as the U. K. makes budget cuts.

They drove along the ancient Silk Road, from China to the U. K.

Little more than half the alcohol drunk in the U. K. is now consumed in pubs, down from 88 percent in 1979.

Shares in the group dropped 1. 4% in London, making it the biggest faller among U. K. banks.

Is it possible that the U. K. 's notoriously stringent libel laws actually encourage less-than-honest news gathering?

"The U. K. traditionally has a very good legal structure with good law and order, " Mr. Lai wrote.

School Effectiveness Research and Teacher Educational Policy in the U. K.

The U. K. government's plan to support the banking system is mostly carrot and little stick.

Raytheon is partnering on FIST with Cobham Defence Communications, Wimborne, Dorset, U. K. Cobham is providing the battle management system.

Even though the original Spaghetti Junction is in th U. K. , Atlanta's version looks more intimidating from above.

Gmail calls to landlines in China, France, Spain, Mexico, the U. K. and more than two dozen other countries will cost two cents a minute.

Higher tax rates in the U. K. make a move east all the more compelling.

The unions asked for assurances that Tata wouldn't cut costs in the U. K. by outsourcing assembly of certain components to India.

"There are still limitations on the export of sheep from Cumbria, in the U. K. , and reindeer from Scandinavia, " Hoffman said.