Everton, with Mikel Arteta their conductor in central midfield, were showing the neater passing play against a Birmingham side looking solid without carrying much of an attacking threat.

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Not only are the Routemaster's curvy lines more beautiful, they argue, but their layout requires a conductor to sell tickets a social benefit, they claim.

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In 2000, it had the audacity to steal conductor Sir Andrew Davis from under British noses as their music director.

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The conductor displeased and hurrying them along as they scramble for their seats.

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McDougal is accused of stealing money from conductor Zubin Mehta and his wife, Nancy, while she worked as their bookkeeper.

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Their method was based on the observation that electrical currents will be induced in a conductor (such as water) when it is faced with a magnetic field that varies over time.

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There's no doubt the musicians could play each piece note-perfect without a conductor: each performance is the culmination of years of practice, hours of painstaking work to refine their art.

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