Like many of the evacuees, Ms Midwinter only learned about Sir Nicholas many years later through a television programme.

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Although quite visible on the charity circuits of Montreal, he's rarely been the subject of profiles and is mentioned only in passing in Nicholas Faith's recently published The Bronfmans, a family biography that focuses on his uncle (Edgar Sr.), his father (Charles) and his first cousin (Edgar Jr.).

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If it is Swiss, there is a good chance it is only there because of Dr. Nicholas G.

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Though he still walks lock-step with his cousins Penny and Nicholas, the three will only hold a modest slice of Hyatt's equity.

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To take only the two most obvious examples, Sir Nicholas Serota, a former young Turk, presides at the new Tate, Britain's most popular gallery, and Charles Saatchi's once shocking collection of Brit art is on display in museum-space that he colonised in London's staid old County Hall upriver.

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But only 10% were made to manufacturers, says Nicholas Lardy of the Peterson Institute.

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He argues that Sir Nicholas and the art establishment give money only to the likes of Damien Hirst and similar, trendy installation artists.

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So far, the only American to fail a drug test is judo fighter Nicholas Delpopolo, who was expelled from the Olympics Monday.

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Nicholas Brooks, an economist at Santander Investments in Singapore, says the only solution is debt forgiveness.

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PolyMedix Chief Executive Nicholas Landekic is optimistic--there have been no showstopper safety problems so far--but only big human trials can tell for sure.

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