At its crudest, the word on the doorsteps will be that unionist first preferences for Mr Nicholson and the Ulster Unionists will put grave-robbers in government.

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Chad Watt covers energy, financial services, bank robbers, Texas and the Southwest for mergermarket.

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Mr Caudwell said West Bromwich would have been a prime target for the grave robbers supplying the anatomy and medical schools that were being set up in Birmingham in the late 1700s.

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And guns themselves are often a target for robbers: most of the 225 policemen killed in South Africa last year were murdered for their weapons, and farmhouses are often raided for their guns.

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For those who believe that, the world of cops and robbers is a delightfully simple place.

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Thanks to a review of sentencing guidelines in 2001, further beefed up following directives in the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation adopted after the scandalous collapses of Enron and WorldCom, even junior executives found guilty of perpetrating corporate frauds are receiving lengthy prison sentences of the kind normally reserved for murderers, serial rapists and armed robbers (see article).

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The company has hired more security staff, invested in monitoring technology and won stiffer penalties for robbers.

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Within the Robbers Roost area lies Bluejohn Canyon, revered in the canyoneering community for its remoteness and grandeur.

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In the midst of canyon country, Robbers Roost, near the town of Green River, was both a hideout and base for Butch Cassidy, leader of the Wild Bunch Gang, a thieving group infamous for its train and bank robberies.

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