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"A crossing through Vilna was like a passage of honour: to the east…lay Russia a familiar land offering spiritual comfort and self-respect; to the west Europe a foreign territory prompting national self-doubt and embarrassment".In any of the dozen possible renderings of the city's name, its roots evoke mystery.
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A Western diplomat seeking to explain the changes recently drew a cross through the region, the meeting point representing Syria.
The third series peaked with an extraordinary sequence in which Smallbone carried a cross through the streets and met God (Liam Neeson) on a hill.
The Queen's Celtic's pursuit of Tours striker Olivier Giroud appears to have floundered after the Ligue 2 player "put a cross through them".
It one features a cod with a cross through it, a symbol which history and gastronomy explain: Vasco are the team of Portuguese immigrants and, since salted cod is a Portuguese delicacy, they have assumed the nickname "The Cod".
"I do a cross through the Beatles, Frank Sinatra, through to lots of hymns and things like that - people love hymns.
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There is also an illustration of a feeding bottle with a cross through it.
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