It is considered to be the mother of all modern patent pools because, due to its success, nowadays, most patent pools mirror its structure.

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When modern mothers were asked how they viewed advice from their own mothers or mother-in-laws, three quarters said they were irritated - but 62% admitted "she is usually right".

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The assumption is there's no harm if modern medicine accommodates a busy obstetrician, a hectic family schedule or simply the mother's desire to get to the finish line and give birth.

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In modern Italy, one feminine deity is venerated above the rest: Mary, the mother of Jesus.

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The horrible internal conflict between emotion and logic that confronts every new mother returning to work strikes me as one of the unfair circumstances our biology and modern age impose on women.

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The Princess, seventh in the line of succession, mother of four children and known to deeply love her husband, is the first royal in modern Spanish history to be hauled into court.

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