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It is currently free to climb the 334 steps of the clock tower containing Big Ben.
BBC: U-turn over Big Ben trip charges
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As a mark of respect, the chimes of Big Ben, as the bell and clock tower by the Palace of Westminster are commonly known, were silenced for the duration of the proceedings.
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People trust the Speaking Clock - Big Ben is timed by it.
BBC: Speaking Clock: Why are people still dialling for the time?
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The Mecca Clock Royal Tower Hotel, with more than 800 rooms, occupies what will soon be the world's second-tallest building, a structure incorporating the world's biggest clock, with faces at least six times the size of Big Ben's, and capped by a spire topped with a golden crescent.
ECONOMIST: A Saudi tower
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They think the K7 will be a big winner if AMD can make it in sufficient volume at the highest clock speeds.
CNN: AMD's K7: Better than Intel's best processor?
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On 1 June, reality TV bonanza Big Brother beat the BBC's Ten O'Clock News in the ratings war.
BBC: ITV and BBC still battling at 10pm
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For example, VH-1's highly rated Flavor of Love show features a black man in a clownish hat, a big clock hanging around his neck, spewing the N-word while demeaning black women.
NPR: Redefining What It Means to Be Black in America
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With the clock ticking (the Democratic VP candidate delivers a big speech next Wednesday) the announcement is at most days and at least a few hours away.
CNN: Speculation, anticipation as Obama's VP announcement nears
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You would imagine that, with the clock ticking, his priority would be to keep all his big guns happy and on message so that he can win even more silverware.
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But even with the clock ticking, the Gang of 16 has two opponents perhaps even more formidable than Father Time: Big Oil and environmentalists.
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