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  • The Prideaux are a Cornish family of ancient note, whose names we often meet with in the Duchy's annals; but the most widely known was

    The Cornwall Coast

  • We are seeing some downtrading, said BAT's director of corporate and regulatory affairs, Michael Prideaux .

    BAT Profit Rises Simon Zekaria 2011

  • This diminishes the emotional weight of the action, particularly on Prideaux's side of the equation.

    Athena Andreadis, Ph.D.: The Circus Ringmaster: John le Carré Ph.D. Athena Andreadis 2011

  • Also, Jim Prideaux kills Bill Haydon with a long-distance rifle instead of snapping his neck, although in both cases Haydon is shown as aware and accepting of what is about to happen.

    Athena Andreadis, Ph.D.: The Circus Ringmaster: John le Carré Ph.D. Athena Andreadis 2011

  • Bear in mind that le Carré is neither reactionary nor prudish: he included homosexuals without ostentatious ado even in his early works Jim Prideaux, Connie Sachs and Bill Haydon is a poster case of the Alkiviádhis-type lethal bisexual charmer.

    Athena Andreadis, Ph.D.: The Circus Ringmaster: John le Carré Ph.D. Athena Andreadis 2011

  • Mr. Prideaux added the share gains are well-spread, including Germany, Russia and Argentina.

    BAT Rides Recovery Simon Zekaria 2011

  • Separately, Mr. Prideaux said BAT is bidding to acquire Bulgaria's state-owned tobacco company Bulgartabac.

    BAT Rides Recovery Simon Zekaria 2011

  • The characters are brought to electrifying life by the illustrious likes of Ian Richardson (Bill Haydon), Ian Bannen (Jim Prideaux), Alexander Knox (Control) and with Alec Guinness as the calm but formidable eye of the storm.

    Athena Andreadis, Ph.D.: The Circus Ringmaster: John le Carré Ph.D. Athena Andreadis 2011

  • On a company basis, it is the ability to grow market share, said Michael Prideaux, BAT's director of corporate and regulatory affairs.

    BAT Rides Recovery Simon Zekaria 2011

  • Standouts: Mark Strong (Jim Prideaux), breaking his usual typecasting, speaks volumes with his eyes; Tom Hardy (Ricky Tarr) is as feral as the young Brando; John Hurt (Control) pulses with obsession and choler, wreathed in whisky fumes and cigarette smoke; and Benedict Cumberbatch (Peter Guillam), here shown as a closeted homosexual rather than a lady-killer, is a reluctant but conscientious convert to Smiley's philosophy.

    Athena Andreadis, Ph.D.: The Circus Ringmaster: John le Carré Ph.D. Athena Andreadis 2011

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