Meanwhile in the UK, Class 47 Locomotive 47828 was renamed the Joe Strummer in 2005.

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The WT60 series is the FULL HD 3D, IPS LED LCD flagship series and is available in two screen sizes - the TC-L47WT60, 47-inch class and the TC-L55WT60, 55-inch class.

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Joyce, who only qualified to play for England last year, averages 47 in first-class cricket and has 17 centuries to his credit, including a highest score of 211 for Middlesex against Warwickshire in July.

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However, the hardcore dependent class today makes up far less than 47% of the population.

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INSEAD, France's top school, saw a 47% rise in applications for the current year's class.

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India's middle class is 400 million strong, and Kant reckons that by 2021 it will account for 47% of the country's GDP.

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The council on Monday released a report showing how median rents for middle-class households rose 6.2% since 2001, while the price of condos surged 47% in the same time period.

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Fellow Frenchman Franck Cammas went on to win the "ultimate class" category of the event, finishing the course in nine days, three hours, 14 minutes and 47 seconds.

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Ashton said he had to make "some very difficult decisions" in reducing his squad to the final 30, praising all 47 members of his original training squad for their "tremendous amount of effort" and "first class attitude".

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