Sentence examples for polly from inspiring English sources
proper noun
Nickname for Mary created by rhyming with Molly.
However such powers do not apply in the case of Nadir as the relevant legislation became active only in 1995 – five years after Polly Peck failed.
This article replaces a previous version which wrongly stated that the SFO had "decided against" pursuing the Conservative party for return of funds allegedly stolen from the Polly Peck group by Asil Nadir.
"Donations were received from Polly Peck companies more than 22 years ago," a spokesman said after Nadir's conviction in August.
According to administrators and Nadir's trustee in bankruptcy, among the funds transferred without the knowledge of others at Polly Peck were cheques written to the Conservative party between 1985 and 1990.
Turkish and Northern Cypriot firms appear to be the main profit engines within the group October 1990: Polly Peck collapses owing £550m.
"I know Dan was heartbroken having to leave Emily at just a few weeks old for the first time to return to work, so it would be great if he could share the first year's care," Polly says.
Polly Samson, who married Gilmour in 1994, unveiled Pink Floyd's secret plans on her Twitter account.
My colleague Polly Toynbee of the Guardian interprets this as the chancellor "being ready to put jockeying for personal power ahead of the national interest".
In 2002, the Accountants Joint Disciplinary Board said that "because of an almost total lack of controls within Polly Peck's head office, Mr Nadir was able to transfer funds out of the parent company's London bank accounts without question or challenge".
The case against him alleges that he "helped himself to tens of millions of pounds" of Polly Peck's money in transfers of more than £146m.
He arrived in the UK in 1980 and bought the then small textile firm Polly Peck, which had a turnover of £2m.
