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  • From what I know, Staines is a genuine non-partisan libertarian.

    For me there is nothing like the dishonesty of a pseudonym Norfolk Blogger 2009

  • And Staines is also a personal friend of Alex Hilton.

    Who is threatening Alex Hilton? 2009

  • At the same time we moved to a large, rambling and somewhat broken-down house in Staines, on the far western edge of the London conurbation, which remained our family home until I was well into my thirties; this house was a delight to my father, who in another life would have been

    Anthony J. Leggett - Autobiography 2004

  • Within and beyond the National Ballet School, Staines is now devoted to improving ballet training to preserve the best of traditional schooling while adding to the curriculum elements young dancers need today to advance both their careers and their lives.

    Breaking New Ground 2003

  • But a decision to change the name of Staines to Staines-on-Thames has been criticised for opening up the town to even more ridicule and prompted comparisons to Soviet cities such as Stalingrad.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Richard Alleyne 2011

  • That was to a gentleman - a Mr Paul Honey Trap aka Staines I think it was - in Jersey.

    Archive 2007-11-25 2007

  • That was to a gentleman - a Mr Paul Honey Trap aka Staines I think it was - in Jersey.

    Wendy Alexander: Signed a Thank You Letter 2007

  • But though "Spina" is still Speen, Ad Pontes, close by, one of the most important points upon the Roman Thames, has lost its Roman name entirely, and is known as Staines: the stones or stone which marked the head of the jurisdiction of London upon the river.

    The Historic Thames Hilaire Belloc 1911

  • 15:52 Political blogger Paul Staines, aka, Guido Fawkes says Ladbrokes wouldn't take his bet on Fox to go.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Josie Ensor 2011

  • "Staines," Winn replied with even greater brevity.

    The Dark Tower Phyllis Bottome 1923

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