He later rang the bell to open the New York Stock Exchange.

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Parry, whose last regular European Tour victory was the 1991 Bell's Scottish Open, followed up with 72.2% of greens found in regulation , missing 20 in total from the 72 the entire week.

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Not to mention the snow-capped peaks, bell-clad cows and open-air cable cars of Swiss fantasies.

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No economy is an island and one as open as Britain's will be diminished by the bell tolling in Europe.

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In a last minute change of heart Mr Bell said the centres (TICs) will stay open to cover the busy Easter, Royal Wedding and May Bank holiday weekends.

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While the 103 guest rooms and suites are now light-splashed and modern, the familiar Spanish-style architecture remains it now matches the new 12, 000-square-foot building which houses a bell tower, fitness studio, Spa by La Prairie and three airy guest rooms with open floor plans and retractable interior walls.

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The alternative, she said, was that a victim rang a bell at the reception desk of their local police station, and had to "say in an open waiting room, 'I've been raped'".

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