But in the 18th century, after political union with England, the Scots did their best to stamp out their own tongue believing that it was coarse low-class stuff in comparison with the finer words being spoken by London's elite.

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While this is a significant sum, to be sure, if an apples- to-apples comparison were made, the price of purchasing and operating modern fighter aircraft wings or a class of surface ships or submarines would significantly exceed that associated with a ground-based NMD system.

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In comparison to the busy city centre, the west zone has little traffic and attracts working-class young people, families and retirees.

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The Aura HD has other best-in-class features, like remarkably even lighting (the illumination of the lighted Kindle and Nook models is splotchy, by comparison) and, thanks to a zippy 1-GHz processor, faster page-turns and a more responsive touch-screen.

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