Garre said yes, because the school sought diversity even within minority groups, since so many of the minority students admitted under the top 10% plan came from poor families.

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Asked about the satirical comedy Yes Minister, in which civil servants famously sought to thwart government plans, Mr Cameron admitted there were "elements of truth" in it but dismissed "some of the characterisations in the papers".

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Yes, that's a wall of the most sought-after sweet wine in the marketplace.

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The American Academy of Hospitality Sciences (yes, really) says that the British accent is particularly sought after in New York.

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Yes, admits a Clegg ally, it now looks disastrous to have sought a referendum on the complicated preferential voting system known as the alternative vote (AV).

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Some were adventurers, some sought land and treasure, some escaped oppression and famines, and yes, some arrived in shackled bondage.

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