Amid all this innovation, you might think that the global technology industry was in fine fettle.

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We met Alan and Norah Fettle from Limerick, and Jimmy and Janey McAllister from Limavady.

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With Hope Davis and Stanley Tucci in fine fettle as the publishers who fall into the trap.

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Brian Cox is in fine, smiling fettle as Menenius, an adviser always ready with practical wisdom but defeated by events.

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Mascarenhas was in particularly good fettle, hitting eight fours and two sixes to reach 75 not out at the close.

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True enough, but Mr Nazarbayev himself looks in fine fettle and does not seem ready to make room for the younger generation.

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Asked about his health, he replied that he was in excellent fettle.

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But he looks set to face next week's party conference in much better fettle than he, or anyone else, could have imagined a month ago.

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Indeed, rare is the statistic that does not show the economy, if not in fine fettle, then at least in better fettle than it was.

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Norah Fettle and Vivien Harty tended to Janey McAllister.

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