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  • An independent drug policy commission, chaired by Dame Ruth Runciman, is to assess the Government’s approach to the problem.

    Record Numbers Addicted to Super-Strong Varieties of Pot | Impact Lab 2007

  • Thomas, whom we all know in Canada-and Mr. Runciman, President of the Board of Trade, a recent convert from free trade, (who said in the House of Commons that he hadn't given up his free trade principles-he had them as strong as ever-but the difficulty was that in the present economic situation of the world they didn't apply anywhere) Mr. Runciman is coming.

    The Imperial Economic Conference 1932

  • Runciman's "Byzantine Civilization" 1933 remains a short, accessible account that still repays reading after 75 years.

    The Glories of Byzantium Judith Herrin 2011

  • Stephen Runciman has some interesting things to say about the Bogomils of Yugoslavia in his book, “The Medieval Manichee.”

    Matthew Yglesias » Karadzic’s Defense 2010

  • Steven Runciman's well-researched and elegantly phrased books established a sympathetic appreciation of Greek Orthodoxy, particularly notable in "The Fall of Constantinople, 1453" (1965) and "The Great Church in Captivity" (1968).

    The Glories of Byzantium Judith Herrin 2011

  • I met the likes of Stephen Spender, Bruce Chatwin, the publisher John Murray and the historian Steven Runciman passing by my hut, where I lived a lotus-eating life by the sea without electricity or running water.

    So No More He'll Go A-Roving David Mason 2011

  • I met the likes of Stephen Spender, Bruce Chatwin, the publisher John Murray and the historian Steven Runciman passing by my hut, where I lived a lotus-eating life by the sea without electricity or running water.

    So No More He'll Go A-Roving David Mason 2011

  • David Runciman stands out as a practitioner who can deploy all these tricks where they're useful and put them back in their box the moment they're superfluous to making sense of politics.

    In praise of … David Runciman | Editorial 2011

  • “A so-called resignation on a Sunday afternoon that is clearly designed to avoid public scrutiny is simply not acceptable,” Runciman said in a written statement.

    Ontario eHealth boss fired amid $5M scandal 2009

  • I just meant that Runciman resembles a music box, and I put "hand-cranked" in there for rhetorical effect.

    Bob Runciman is a quick study - Beyond The Commons - Macleans.ca 2010

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