Except for the commercially-named cocktails (the margarita-esque Miss Moneypenny martini was tempting ), everything about the small but elegantly appointed bar just off the lobby of Duke's hotel (on a cul-de-sac off St James's Place, www.dukeshotel.com) feels vintage.

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The minivan he's slowly touring through the cul-de-sacs of suburban Detroit is painted bright orange and its roof rack bristles with electronics: a global positioning system antenna, a laser measuring system and 14 digital cameras.

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It's high time the U.S. got out of this deadly diplomatic cul-de-sac.

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It's beautiful here in northern Georgia, in this manicured cul-de-sac atop a hill covered in pine trees.

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From this cul-de-sac, Sudan's leaders opened two windows to peace earlier this year.

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The boys tried to get away by going into a side road where the friend's aunt lived, but she was not home and they were trapped in a cul-de-sac.

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Mr Aylett said Kwame and his friend tried to get away by going into a side road where the friend's aunt lived, but the aunt was not home and they were trapped in a cul de sac.

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