Despite Boisset's reluctance to give up on glass entirely, the company is largely seen as the leader in embracing alternative packaging for wine.

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But to give up manned space flight entirely would be a mistake.

ECONOMIST: Letters | The

The energy which ought to go into the Titian study is eventually devoted to an entirely different project, absurd in its solemnity: to give up watching the television, which in the process almost becomes human.

ECONOMIST: Fiction from France

Liberia travel to Bamako with a squad made up entirely of home-based players as the government refuses to give the team any financial backing saying the Lone Star have no chance of qualifying for either the World Cup or Nations Cup.

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But not entirely: the prevailing assumption in financial markets and among foreign investors is that eventually Britain will give up the pound.

ECONOMIST: John Bull stays at home