Lib Dem committee member Paul Tyler put it well when he expressed the group's dismay that good chairmen often gave up their jobs to become "junior whip in charge of bottle washing" because it was more likely to boost their chances of ministerial posts.

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The energy released in fusion is carried mostly by neutrons, a type of subatomic particle that has no electric charge and hence cannot be confined by the magnetic bottle.

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In his first competitive match in charge, Staunton was banished to the stands by referee Luis Medina Cantalejo for kicking a water bottle in frustration at one of the Spaniard's decisions.

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