After all, cycling, like anything else in Paris, is as much a style-statement as a means of transport.

BBC: Caroline Wyatt cycling through Paris

Banking developed in Florence because of the ingenious development of bills of exchange, first as a way of paying debts without having to transport cash, then as a means of evading the church's usury laws, and finally as a means of extending credit.

ECONOMIST: Renaissance Florence

If a sign fails to comply with the document's specification then it needs separate approval from the Department for Transport before it can be used as a means of enforcement.

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