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[UK] 27 Nov. obit. Right Rev. T. Pearson in T. Beeson Priests & Prelates (2002) 12: [T]he Lancaster stretch of the M6 became popularly known as the ‘Sinda Track’ on account of the way the Bishop used to burn it up in his Jaguar.
at burn (up), v.
[UK] 22 May obit. Canon G. Routledge in T. Beeson Priests & Prelates (2002) 44: Routledge [...] was soon very much at home [con. 1970s] in the Corpus [Christi college, Cambridge] tradition of conservative politics and ‘high and dry’ religion.
at high and dry, adj.
[UK] 7 Sept. obit. Canon D. Diamond in T. Beeson Priests & Prelates (2002) 92: The worshp [...] offered warmth without superficial mateyness and spoke powerfully to many.
at matey, adj.
[UK] 1 Oct. obit. in T. Beeson Priests & Prelates (2002) 118: It was commonly believed that he had been ‘kicked upstairs’ in the cause of ecclesiastical politics.
at kick upstairs (v.) under kick, v.1
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