Perhaps we should say it this way: the purpose is a personal matter, sir, of yours.

NEWYORKER: Heirs

As Sir Mervyn went out of his way to point out, this is in no small part because of government policies - notably the rise in tuition fees and administered increases in transport and utility bills - which the central bank could not predict, let alone control.

BBC: Mervyn King still ne regrette rien

This is a fundamental break from the way legal research has been performed since the mid-1700s, when Sir William Blackstone revolutionized the practice of law by putting English common-law cases into categories.

FORBES: Magazine Article