Those who remember the debacle of the void race in 1993 might be interested to learn about 1951, when starter Leslie Firth pressed the lever with half the field milling about.

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That said, they still ended up having about 31 musicians involved, including appearances from Leslie Feist, Emily Haines, Amy Millan, The Sea and Cake's Sam Prekop and more.

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How about a Royal College for teaching, Ms Leslie suggests, providing a universally-recognised career progression to the teaching equivalent of the consultant surgeon, ie, a practitioner of the highest quality who also teaches younger colleagues?

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Shadow Treasury minister Chris Leslie had sent a letter to Mr Osborne, raising concerns about the value and timing of the sale.

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One plaintiff, used-car dealer Jason Leslie, 32, of Marlboro NJ, reckons he has eaten about 50 meatball Footlongs a year since he was 18 , reports the New York Post.

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"We had been talking about doing a documentary on different subjects and he said we should do a documentary on this, " said Leslie.

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The CEO of the South African FA, Leslie Sedibe, also mentioned Bolivia as a potential opponent and confirmed talks are ongoing with the Argentine FA about a friendly in late May.

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