To enhance this impression famous figures such as Marlene Dietrich and President Franklin Roosevelt used ornate cigarette holders.

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Worse, by giving the impression that surfers are under constant surveillance by companies such as DoubleClick, he may deter people from using the Internet altogether.

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In an interview with UK's Times newspaper Wednesday, Bush said that using phrases such as "dead or alive" and "bring them on" had not created an impression of a man of peace.

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If the impression takes hold that cabinet members can openly criticise colleagues and government decisions without resigning, Eurosceptics such as Iain Duncan Smith (the work and pensions secretary) and Owen Paterson (the Northern Ireland secretary) will feel more liberated to speak out too.

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