The Safavid shahs were commonly termed by Western writers Sophie, Sophy, Sophi or Soffi. All these terms were probably corruptions of Ṣafī, the name of the founder of the Safavid Order, rather than of Ṣūfī, as the Safavid supporters called themselves.

I got a flat tyre, then the heater broke, and then, just to put the tin lid on it, I ran out of petrol.

Many of these students, in fact, do stay back and work in Singapore after their studies are over.

New works in hand at and near Basle include a mechanised hump yard at Muttenz for outwards international freight to relieve Basle Wolf yard, which has been handling such traffic, ….