• Women do not lord it over the men in some mirror image of patriarchy but men and women live as equals, albeit in a world that orbits the mother not the father.

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  • Not upon what is actually important, what are the living standards of the average person, but on who gets to Lord it over whom, who gets to claim to be King of the Castle.

    FORBES: Ian Fletcher Again

  • The same way of thinking that allows one to eschew democracy, lord it over one's fellows or simply to kill political opponents, is the same mentality that allows a former "idealist" simply to begin killing and stealing -- and prevents him from embracing peace.

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  • It has also raised questions over Lord Goldsmith's own double-hatted role as government minister and the country's independent chief legal officer with a duty to act in the public interest.

    ECONOMIST: A battle over the public's right to know

  • Conservative peer Lord Stewarthby warned against over-producing large commemorative coins because it could "spoil the market" for specialist collectors.

    BBC: Peers back Olympic coin plan

  • Lord Mandelson said the government agreed with the recommendation it should take over much of the responsibility for cutting this.

    BBC: Labour MP quits government post

  • He stood by his previous remarks that the party had "screwed up" over the Lord Rennard matter, but he said it was crucial the party did not now go into "institutional self-defence mode".

    BBC: Lib Dem MP Tim Farron

  • For one thing, French sources tell me that President Nicolas Sarkozy, who had several run-ins with Lord Mandelson over trade opening proposals he made as EU trade commissioner, made it clear he would not support him.

    ECONOMIST: European politics

  • It was postponed from its customary spring slot after concerns were raised over Lord Sugar's role as a government advisor at the time of May's general election.

    BBC: The Apprentice: Stella English wins final

  • Essex lost Mark Pettini first ball but Flower, who guided Essex to FP Trophy glory at Lord's last month, made 68 off 42 balls to seal it with an over left.

    BBC: Essex win title as Kent miss out

  • Lord Foster says it's necessary because the UK is facing 21st Century challenges including an over congested rail network and housing shortages particularly in London and the South East.

    BBC: Lord Foster unveils plans for Thames Estuary airport

  • Mr Wright, MP for Cannock Chase, said City minister Lord Myners had recently complained it was "becoming too easy for good British companies to be taken over by foreign predators".

    BBC: Clegg attacks Brown over RBS funding for Cadbury bid

  • Hurricanes aside, one big problem in Florida (and elsewhere) is that state regulators lord over insurers like Soviet apparatchiks, setting premiums by fiat rather than letting market forces do it.

    FORBES: Moral Hazard

  • Lord Warner said it was time for the international community to take a "more robust" stance with Israel over its behaviour in Gaza.

    BBC: Gaza strip an 'open air prison', claims Labour peer

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