10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREEN-WELLIE»
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The Interviewer's Handbook: Successful Interviewing ...
The Green Wellie Garden Centre and Farm Shop DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE
Sub-section 1 - General These procedures will apply to ALL employees of The
Green Wellie Garden Centre and Farm Shop. The disciplinary actions outlined in
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Next stop on the railway. Hotel and a coupla petrol pumps. They serve bar meals
anyhow.” “Sounds good to me. I could use some petrol.” He looked down at the
array of round illuminated gauges. “Then I'd stop at the Green Wellie here first.
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Shorter Slang Dictionary
The US equivalent, green thumb, may have been the original form of the phrase
in the UK green wellie brigade, the the county set, or those who aspire to
membership of this set, esp. yuppies who have moved to the country. Since the
early ...
Paul Beale, Eric Partridge, Rosalind Fergusson, 2003
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Growing Up With Golf: The Wellington Stories
“Thanks. We should be able to par the next one, too, you know.” Wellington
nodded hollowly, shouting inside. Par!Afour he says?! Didn't he dub at least one
while I was—Wello, can it! By the time they left the green, Wellie was almost able
to ...
5
Chabers 21st Century Dictionary
... o noun a fracture, especially in the limbs of children, where the bone is partly
broken and partly bent. green tea o noun a sharp-tasting light-coloured tea made
from leaves that have been dried quickly without fermenting. green-wellie t> adj,
...
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Childerley: Nature and Morality in a Country Village
She also takes pride in her knowledge of country ways, and was critical of rich,
city- raised people who buy expensive rural clothing and try to act country — the "
green wellie brigade," to cite a popular term of contempt in Britain. "Some people
...
7
Damp Squid: The English Language Laid Bare
The green-wellie brigade—after the green wellington boots popular in country
circles in Britain—and the BarbourTM brigade are natural allies of the blazer
brigade, and possibly of the oldschool-tie brigade. The saffron brigade is a term
used ...
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Waste Trading among Rich Nations
46. Or, put another way, FoE has moved "into the suburbs of British politics" (
Boehmer-Christiansen and Skea 1991:81). 47. This included a somewhat
unlikely alliance between the "New Age Traveler" types and the "Green Wellie
Brigade.
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Translating Cultures: An Introduction for Translators, ...
For example, the Barbour jacket in Britain is worn especially by people who live
or spend time in the country, and especially so by the genuine country 'Green
Wellie Brigade'. 2 The Barbour jacket has also attracted the attention of the
Sloane ...
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Doing the Right Thing: The Importance of Wellbeing in the ...
An example is ethical trading, which used to be thought of as something only
indulged in by the well meaning green wellie brigade! It is now central to the
mission of many organisations, and comes under the banner of corporate social ...
Theo Theobald, Professor Cary Cooper, 2011
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREEN-WELLIE»
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Bristol University has been working hard to rid itself of its green-wellie image in recent years, and I slightly shudder to think what the university ... «Daily Mail, Apr 10»
