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repertory grid

repertory grid  n.— «Professor Canter’s group conducted a series of interviews with 49 terrorists—people convicted of bombing and killings. The work was done outside of the UK because of the refusal of the British authorities to facilitate...

wendy

wendy  v.— «Misogyny, anti-intellectualism, vindictive political opponents, an out-of-control press—the resignation of Wendy Alexander as leader of the Labour party at Holyrood offers something to everyone with a thesis about the loss of...

cover

cover  v.— «February 15 marks the start of the racehorse breeding season, where the leading equine Lotharios regularly put their human counterparts to shame. Weatherbys, the family-owned business responsible for registering every...

non dom

non dom  n.— «And for others, there is the tax factor. For persons with money who are “resident but not domiciled” in the UK, the UK is one of the world’s most popular onshore places to live. These people are commonly known as...

gigaliner

gigaliner  n.— «A “gigaliner,” as they call it, on trial in Germany.…The general public has a right to know that the UK government and the European Commission are considering whether to allow mega-trucks, on our roads...

takeout story

takeout story  n.— «I’m doing a story for Wednesday—a takeout story, in newspaper parlance—on Kentucky’s incredible turnaround in the past year. Remember, it was a year ago this week that UK visited Starkville 3-4 in Rich Brooks’...

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