First Great Western (FGW) announced on Tuesday it is cutting some announcements including one which tells passengers they cannot smoke, the location of standard and first class seating and 'mind the gap' at stations (where there is no gap).

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Unlike visible light, which cannot penetrate thick smoke and flames, the IR rays pass through largely unhindered.

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They cannot leave until white smoke emerges from the Vatican chimney -- the signal that a new leader has been picked.

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We worry about exposure of children and especially young children who cannot get away from adult parents who smoke.

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With the Arab world going up in smoke, Fatah officials know they cannot expect to receive any significant funding from Arab states for the foreseeable future.

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Who cannot feel for the poor wretch, down on his knees, begging forgiveness "in his tailcoat of Narvarino smoke and flame, in his velvet waistcoat and new trousers, with his satin necktie and carefully groomed hair from which emanated the fresh smell of eau de Cologne"?

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