The army, navy and the East India Company were the main routes out, with the brothers and sometimes their wives and partners covering huge distances.

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The changes follow criticism of the leadership of Lord Triesman and the handling of a number of issues, including the gift of luxury handbags to the wives and partners of the 24 Fifa voters.

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And these women are largely competing against men whose wives or partners are taking care of things on the home front.

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There are so many men, 'real men' who are wonderful husbands, wonderful fathers, who are secure enough to allow their partners to be free to grow and develop, who take pride in there wives accomplishments, who are big enough as people to allow their wives and children to succeed and blossom.

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