They are yet to name their squads, with plenty of interest concerning the fitness of Kevin Pietersen, who has been out since the Lord's Test against Australia with Achilles problems.
Critics suggest that the solicitors and barristers who were asked to make a donation may feel obliged to do so, since the lord chancellor can effectively make or break their careers.
Not since "The Lord of the Rings" has landscape been so central to mood.
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With the project finally due to come to an end this year, Letteri is looking to the future at Weta, which since Lord Of The Rings has unsurprisingly attracted attention from Hollywood.
The coalition has suffered more than 50 defeats since 2010 in the Lords and Lord Strathclyde raised eyebrows in July when he accused veteran Labour peer Lord Barnett of "gross discourtesy".
Lady Royall makes the point that, since he entered the House in November 2010, Lord Green has spoken there just five times - a debate, answering two oral questions, delivering one statement and speaking during one question for short debate.
Malik also conceded that Pakistan had struggled since lifting the World Twenty20 trophy at Lord's last summer.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's The Media Show, Lord Patten said the BBC had acted properly since the allegations surfaced.
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Bureaucrats preserve their prerogatives against evanescent political pressure (Lord Young has long since departed the government).
Veteran actress Kiruna Stamell, who plays Mr. Davis's love interest on "Life's Too Short, " has no problem with "Lord of the Rings, " since the characters are mythical.
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With play not starting until 1200 BST because of murky light and a damp outfield to contend with, only 70 overs were bowled in the day - but it was a fascinating opening to the first neutral Test at Lord's since 1912.
It has since been reported that his colleague Lord Stoneham called one of the women who had complained to newspapers about Lord Rennard.
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Since September Lord Marland has been an unpaid junior minister in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills - acting as the government's business spokesman in the House of Lords - having previously held a similar role in the Department for Energy and Climate Change.
Home Office minister Lord Henley said things had "moved on" since the Macpherson report and estimated that removing the requirement would save 80, 000 hours of police work each year.
Labour peer Lord Lea accused the government of appointing extra peers since coming to power last May to add pressure on the second chamber and make the case for reform.
Speaking outside court, Weir Group chairman Lord Smith said the company had been "transformed" since the time of the offences.
Speaking at his first Paris council meeting since the 2012 decision was made, Delanoe said Blair and London bid leader Lord Coe had "crossed right over the line to win the contest".
The widespread perception that there was something sleazy about the way quangos were appointed was one of the reasons why the Conservative government set up the Committee on Standards in Public Life under Lord Nolan (since succeeded by Lord Neill).
Lord Williams, who had been the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury since 2002, stood down in December.
Lord Davies said on Wednesday that the progress he had seen since February had been "encouraging", but more needed to be done.
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But - just to confirm that not all of Tony Blair's greatest hits have gone out of fashion, he gave his enthusiastic backing to the euro - a sound that has not been heard since, well, Lord Mandelson was last in government.
Lord Sacks, 64, has held the post of chief rabbi since 1991.
Sussex have not been to Lord's for a one-day final since beating Lancashire in the final Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy showpiece in 2006.
Agriculture minister Lord Henley, agreeing with Lord Roper, said that the UK had not participated in the scheme since 1998.
But it was surely no coincidence that his introduction in June 2003 came at a time when Lord MacLaurin, the ECB's principle "mover and shaker" since its inception seven years ago, had recently stepped down.
Labour's Lord Falconer of Thoroton, speaking from the front bench for the first time since 2007, said that the government's response flew in the face of "pages and pages of evidence".
But, with 30 years international experience at HSBC, of late at very senior levels, and a member of the parent company board since 2008, it is not credible that Stuart Gulliver can escape blame, though the previous CEO Lord Green, currently the Trade Minister in an increasingly scandal-ridden Conservative cabinet, is yet more culpable.
But, since Mr Blair remains unpersuaded of the case for reform, his willingness to contemplate so distinguished a chairman as Lord Jenkins shows his commitment to fair dealing with the Lib Dems.
It was a desperately disappointing outcome after they took England the full five days at Lord's and they have now lost 59 of their 68 matches since being given Test status.
Replying for the opposition, shadow justice minister Lord Bach accused the government of keeping its policy on self-defence laws "under wraps" since the justice secretary's recent conference speech.
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