He received the gold master-keys of the Tower from the Lord Chamberlain, symbolising his responsibility for the royal palace.

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Banzhaf said he would like to see a medal system account for that, while not penalizing, say, gymnasts, who can win more than one gold but must master different skills to do so.

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As I wrote last week, The Master is already a front runner for Oscar gold.

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That haul included a Champion Hurdle-Gold Cup double for trainer Kim Bailey on Alderbrook and Master Oats, Williamson becoming the 10th jockey to accomplish the feat and the first for 34 years.

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Behind a dazzling colonnaded facade sat a gold-and-ivory statue of Zeus, divine master of ceremonies a stone god so huge that, had he stood up, his head would have gone through the temple roof.

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