The legislation excluded anything built after the medieval age and any inhabited buildings, but the freedom to do what you liked as a landowner was now over.

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During the political upheavals on Crete that led to the island becoming part of the modern Greek state, Evans's position as a landowner helped ensure Knossos remained free from encroachment.

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The mayor of Lanai has described Mr Murdock as a caring landowner.

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Ms Lister said, as a significant landowner in mid Cornwall, fly-tipping near Imerys's entrances and access points had become "common hotspots" for dumping waste.

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You can also reap profits, or rents, as well as tax benefits, as a passive, absentee landowner or a speculator.

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On Tuesday they will meet in Edinburgh to discuss the latest advice from the government, which permits some access as long as the landowner has first carried out a risk assessment.

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And though the aim is to help communities develop environmentally sustainable economies, there are plenty of cases where conservation interests, such as the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (now a big landowner), have clashed with locals who have different ideas about sustainable development.

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Miss Ashbrook had accused the council of a "perverse and unsustainable" failure to force the landowner to reopen the path, known as Framfield 9.

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At its heart, it is a love story between Elizabeth Bennet and Darcy, an aloof, unmarried wealthy landowner seen by many as having as excessive pride.

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