Victory over England would seal a first French clean sweep since 2004.

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People feel doubly cheated because President Hollande came to power less than a year ago, promising to clean up French politics.

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The French, presumably, will expect a clean election as the first down payment on their rescue mission.

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Instead, Baptista propelled the 108-year-old French label boldly forward with strong colors, clean cuts and chic fabrics.

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His job was to clean up after the artist Daniel Chester French.

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According to Pascal Luciani, the technical adviser to the French Environment Minister, results are encouraging but could have been achieved earlier if the clean-up operation had not been hindered by the bombing.

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Whereas daughters and wives once stayed at home to clean, cook and care for husbands, children and ageing parents, modern French women expect a life outside the home.

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