The passengers clapped as they took off on a big gray air force plane headed for the capital, Santiago, which has troubles of its own.

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Mr Luff spoke alongside senior officials and service personnel, including Chief of Defence Materiel Bernard Gray and Air Marshal Steve Hillier, deputy chief of defence staff, Ministry of Defence.

BBC: Defence Committee

The morning of my cormorant trip, the weather was gray and gloomy, the air raw and slightly nippy, but this did little to dampen my enthusiasm.

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Appearing from some angles like a blocky citadel, from others like a strange gray galleon, the museum has an air of the uncanny, as do many of Amateur's projects.

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