The reason is there had been a leak to Sky News of a couple of the figures, which showed that - as expected - sales of clothes and general merchandise have been poor in the last three months of the year, which includes the important Christmas period.

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But the hamper soon overflowed and the family had begun tossing their dirty clothes in its general direction.

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If watching all that tired you out, you could retreat to see the Laundrettas, offering hand-washing, gin and tonics and general pampering "because we like dressing as 1950s clothes and being bored housewives".

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Most notably, deflation's advocates point to falling prices for certain goods, such as cars, clothes and hotel rooms, as evidence that the general price level is falling.

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The people at the Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Detroit have been absolutely lovely, providing me with hot tea, clean clothes, snacks, food, and just a general sense of care.

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In general, most people attending Royal Ascot take the opportunity to put on their best clothes.

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Vice President of the East Coast Television and Microwave Oven Programming for General Electric, Jack is as known for his savvy executive business decisions as he is his viewpoint on clothes.

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