In any case the new protection offers cold comfort for the people we had met on the pensions march.

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Some old-school cleaners are so resistant to change that the company still stocks brass-handled squeegees, even though newer models made of plastic offer protection against cold temperatures.

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However, the Claims Standards Council, which represents claim management businesses, said the proposals will have "no impact whatsoever on the issues that concern the public like data protection and cold calling, unsolicited text messages or insurance fraud".

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It's another layer of protection against the cold of winter.

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Since ancient Egypt, if not long before, hats have served the practical (protection against heat and cold) and the symbolic (religious function, military rank, social status).

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The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds has warned the cold weather threatens to be the greatest wildlife disaster of the new millennium.

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There is a shortfall of 170, 000 high quality plastic sheets needed to improve protection from rain and snow in tents not designed to withstand the cold.

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