Indeed, as Oliver tells him later in the game, one of your familiars looks more like he imagined a fairy to be than the Lord High Lord of the Fairies himself.

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The Office of High Steward was originally created in 1583, the post holder must be a Lord and a Privy Councillor.

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At the High Court in Edinburgh, Lord Uist ordered the pair to be kept under supervision for a further two years.

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The inquiry had been due to be chaired by former High Court judge Lord Coulsfield, but he has now stepped down on health grounds.

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At some point in the next decade or two, when 100-gigabyte blue-ray DVDs will barely contain the high-def Lord of the Rings trilogy, we'll be reaching the limits of 2-D.

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In the Court of Appeal, Lord Justice Sedley said High Court judge Mr Justice Treacy had let himself be drawn into acting more as an auditor than a judge, and also criticised the government's intervention.

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Lord Mandelson, the business secretary, thinks government should be more active in helping British firms, particularly high-tech, high-value-added and creative enterprises.

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