TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLAIN-CLOTHES»
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLAIN-CLOTHES»
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An Amish girl, Esther feels like "one black bird against the sky" in her plain clothes.
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Harrap's essential English Dictionary
plain clothes plant by passing the wool round the front of the needle: knit two
plain, one purl, [see also purl] o adverb Plain is sometimes used before an
adjective to mean 'utterly' or 'completely': It's just plain ridiculous, a That would be
just ...
3
The Mountain Of green Tea and other Stories
The plain-clothes man is the government's eye by which it sees, the government's
ear by which it hears, and the government's hand by which it drags the
insubordinate to the police station, and the plain-clothes man is not at a loss for a
ruse by ...
Yaḥyá al-Ṭāhir ʻAbd Allāh, 1991
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The Homosexual(ity) of law
They also suggested that special provisions should be made to deal with plain-
clothes operations. First, as policemen employed in plain clothes expose
themselves to greater risk of temptations then when they are in uniform, plain-
clothes ...
5
L2 Learning as Social Practice: Conversation-analytic ...
a (1.4) plain clothes police officer” 4 Ps: (0.4) 5 Te: hørte je heard I ”I heard” gaTe:
/gazes towards students 6 Ps: /(.) 7 Ca: o(En) betjent (i civil)o A plain clothes
police officer ”A plain clothes police officer” 8 Ps: (2.0) 9 Ca: En betjent i civi[:l A ...
Gabriele Pallotti, Johannes Wagner, 2011
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Handbook of Criminal Investigation
From 1856 one of the first Inspectors of Constabulary (General Cartwright)
encouraged the appointment of plain-clothes officers in provincial forces, and
stressed of Birmingham: 'the detective force is of the greatest importance and
might be ...
Tim Newburn, Tom Williamson, Alan Wright, 2012
#2— Appointment With Death. #3 — The Fox and the Hound; The Man From
Snowy River II. #4 — Above the Law. #5 — Colors. 215. LOEWS
GEORGETOWNE— Ralph Ave. at Ave. K (763-3000). #1— Plain Clothes. #2—
The Seventh Sign.
IN A BARROOM nervous male customers raise their hands while plain-clothes
police carry out raid. Women, afraid of being arrested themselves, keep up their
game of cards and try to pretend nothing unusual is going on. IN JAIL, LADY ...
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The Evangelical Reformer, and Young Man's Guide
things, to say nothing of foolish ornaments, to relieve their distresses. " But many
are proud who wear plain clothes," it is said. That may be, but that is no reason
why we should wear clothes that are not plain. It is not pride alone that we should
...
Plain Clothes—Special Duty Wearing “plain clothes” and working out of the
Captain's office is a far cry from the Detective Bureau. To be in the Detective
Bureau is the ambition of most Officers, including myself. At that time it most
certainly was ...
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLAIN-CLOTHES»
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Seven arrested for killing man in Dhanmondi
Deputy Commissioner Md Mashrukur Rahman of DB said the plain-clothes personnel conducted drives on Sunday night and arrested the ... «DhakaTribune, Jul 15»
Mud-covered police at Secret Garden Party in Cambridgeshire urge …
The force said: "Police, both in uniform and plain-clothes, and Garden security, will be in the Garden; looking out for crooks. However, there are ... «Cambridge News, Jul 15»
Troika returns as cowed Tsipras submits to demands
The former head of the commission's team in Athens was guarded by an armed, plain-clothes policeman. Last year, a bomb exploded outside ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
Suspected bike thief arrested in Old Greenwich; tried to swipe bike …
A plain-clothes unit working at the train station got their man last week, catching a 15-year-old Stamford youth in the act, said Lt. Gray. “He tried ... «Greenwich Time, Jul 15»
Troika Returns to Athens as Cowed Tsipras Submits to Demands
The former head of the commission's team in Athens was guarded by an armed, plain-clothes policeman. Last year, a bomb exploded outside ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
Trio of Lincolnshire pubs sell alcohol to under-age police volunteers
"We then conduct the plain-clothes test purchase operation, following the sale of alcohol to one of our under-age volunteers the member of staff ... «Grimsby Telegraph, Jul 15»
Celebrate Splendour in the Grass safely
“Anyone planning to bring illegal drugs to the parklands should expect to get caught – in addition to uniformed and plain-clothes police, drug ... «NSW Police Online, Jul 15»
