This is not because it is a shining example of efficiency and democratic accountability, but because its overall economic and fiscal outlook is, at the moment, surprisingly robust.

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It may be disgusting to some, but it turns out that shining a little sunlight on voting records is effective.

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Mr Arafat's star may be shining brightly in the diplomatic firmament, but it is dimming rapidly among most Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza.

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The sun is shining here, and the agenda at this summit looks lighter than it has been for years.

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"America is still the land of opportunity, and it is a beacon of hope and liberty and, as Ronald Reagan said, a shining city on the hill, " McCain said.

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Matthew Leyland, reviews editor at Total Film magazine, is not surprised that people continue to be captivated by The Shining so long after it was released.

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To use that excess electricity (obviously, only excess when the wind is blowing just right, or the Sun shining) to electrolyse water by passing it through a fuel cell and then store the resultant hydrogen.

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He did some fine, if bleak, landscapes too, but it was the interiors that sold in his lifetime, and he is best remembered for paintings of the sun shining through curtainless window-panes, casting shadows on carpetless floors.

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