But a condition of the deal is that NCT gets Persia rid of the £36 million it has out on loans, much of it to land reclamators specialising in such socially desirable activities as 'gentrifying ' run-down residential areas and flat breaking ...

'Right, lad, stand up! You're going up to A2 landing.' Ronnie was slow to respond, so the screw dragged him to his feet, shouting as though they were on a parade ground. 'Come along, come along! Move yourself, you steaming shower of shit!'

In practice, however, the line between heterosocial and heterosexual relationships is rarely seen as rigid and impenetrable. Instead, male-female friendships are often seen — by others if not by the participants — as having sexual and romantic potential. In contrast, much social effort goes into maintaining the line between homosocial and homosexual relationships […]

[…] according to Polybius, the Arcadians, owing to the mountainousness of their country, and the severity of the weather, were very rugged and unsociable.