In recent days both Labour and the Tories have fallen over themselves to promise goodies to the grey-haired.

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The countries are divided into four quartiles, and ranked in order of the employment rate of the grey-haired contingent.

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For a moment he is entranced by a sophisticated grey-haired woman across the road, her face obscured by a plunging hat brim.

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Some profilers claim shoplifters age out by age 25, while others say grey-haired five-fingered thieves are just as common as teen thieves.

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Because it meant a slight decrease in the rate of increase of Social Security payments, and the grey-haired voting cohorts could not be offended.

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They almost outnumber the 16 grey-haired faithful in the pews.

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So much for the grey-haired brigade.

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Unfortunately, electoral considerations and the power of grey-haired voters suggest that this is the part of the Clinton budget that congressional Democrats will loudly applaud and which Republicans, though they are keener to means-test prescription drug benefits, will be reluctant to reject outright.

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Before a decision could be made about how to handle the three self-stickered gents, the situation was complicated by a handsome grey-haired woman at the front of the balcony rising to her feet and applying a white patch to her mouth.

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