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While calling for cooperation, Mr. Séguin noted that Mr. Tiberi retained votes despite dragging scandals behind him like pots and pans.

Photograph: Frederik Ducrozet of Credit Agricole 7.50am GMT The small contraction in France, and the slowing growth in Germany, shows that the euro area economy remains weak despite dragging itself out of recession in the summer.

The massive support for John Sergeant, despite his dragging feet, was at least partly an expression of the audience's anger at the fakery scandals in TV.

But momentum is building and the stage seems to be set for real, sustainable growth, despite a dragging economy.

Despite the government dragging its feet, hopes were cautiously optimistic when the joint committee on human rights published their report Demonstrating respect for human rights?

Forced to rely on interpreters to conduct his interviews, Mr Carey turns the imagery on himself: "locked inside my skin, lost in space, emotionally disconnected from my fellow humans".Charley has a more enjoyable time, perhaps, despite his father dragging him, unpardonably, to a four-hour kabuki performance.

Britain's index of leading shares ended in positive territory yesterday despite being dragged down earlier in the day by worse than expected retail sales figures.

Despite being dragged into what HBO boxing analyst Jim Lampley described as "the most crowd pleasing fight of Mayweather's career," the victor made sure to bring plenty of glitz and flash with him to the ring.

Those who represent long-term detainees say many cases are dragging on despite the ruling.

Despite being faulted for dragging his feet on civil liberties, he completed the desegregation process of all branches of the military that President Harry Truman began.

Thales has been dragging its heels, despite prodding from the government, which still holds a 30% stake in it.