Since then the three bells have been on display in the church's porch, until the decision was taken by the parochial church council that it was "right and proper" for them to be sent home.

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Verizon makes it unanimous: The three biggest Bells all posted tepid second-quarter results.

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Rising in three generations from artisan to high middle class, the Bells were beginning to marry into the aristocracy.

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In April it struck a three-year deal with Qwest, for undisclosed terms, to continue renting the Bells' lines.

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