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Old February 14th 13, 06:36 PM posted to uk.transport.london
Nick Leverton Nick Leverton is offline
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Default Repeated traffic light failure

In article ,
Arthur Figgis wrote:
On 14/02/2013 08:23, Roland Perry wrote:

[quoting]
Nottingham Emmanuel School is a truly vibrant community on a
faith journey in which unique value is placed on each individual
as precious to God and every effort made to develop students as
whole people to enable them to reach their full potential in all
areas."


Does that lot mean any more than any other mission statement?


When I see the word "vibrant" I know the writer has nothing concrete
to express but wants to convince readers it is a modern and exciting
nothingness that is throbbing with energy.

08.55 Register 09.20 Maths (if your round molten sea is ten cubits from
one brim to the other, how many cubits must a line be to compass it
round about?) 10:50 Crusade against faith school across the road (please
cross carefully) 12:00 Dinner (blood and flesh)


Don't forget to be vibrant as you do so ...

Nick
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