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- noun Plural form of
Tory . - proper noun The British Conservative Party
- proper noun Canada The Conservative Party of Canada or one of that party's predecessors.
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Examples
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The problem though, for the Tories is that whilst they might like to slag speed cameras off, at a local level the Tories are actually very keen to put them up and make money from them.
Archive 2009-10-01 Norfolk Blogger 2009
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The problem though, for the Tories is that whilst they might like to slag speed cameras off, at a local level the Tories are actually very keen to put them up and make money from them.
In some ways I agree about Safety Cameras, but oh the hypocrisy Norfolk Blogger 2009
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But to further confirm his increasing closeness to the Tories is the fact he casts doubt on the quantitative easing policy too, which many have actually been saying to have a positive impact on the economy.
‘New Recession’ on the cards?… « My Liberal Democrat Political Ramblings… 2009
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One major difference between the Labour Party and the Tories is their respective attitudes to the family as a building block of a stable society.
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One major difference between the Labour Party and the Tories is their respective attitudes to the family as a building block of a stable society.
Archive 2007-12-23 2007
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We should be kicking Blair to kingdom come about his corrupt practices, sadly all we've heard from the Tories is a deafening silence.
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper may blame opposition parties for toppling his government and forcing an election over what they call the Tories' "unprecedented … contempt of Parliament."
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed ROD MICKLEBURGH 2011
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Labour today published what it described as the Tories 'emergency Budget, giving details of where it believed cuts would have to made.
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Labour today published what it described as the Tories 'emergency Budget, giving details of where it believed cuts would have to made.
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Michael Ignatieff says he won't stoop to threatening an election despite what he calls the Tories '"crazy way" of running a democracy.
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