"We've got banana cream, raisin cream, pumpkin, mincemeat and pecan, " says the 69-year-old retired nurse.

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Prior to Mincemeat, they had created a network of fictitious double agents to feed misinformation to the Nazis.

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Sometimes, as is alleged in this article, the celebrity host just wants to make mincemeat of you and your supposed knowledge.

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The victim said an officer told her Savile had money, the best lawyers and would make mincemeat of her in court.

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In some cases they have made mincemeat out of the tax system.

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They make mincemeat of innovation cycles in consumer electronics.

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We don't do kebabs, mincemeat or beef burgers.

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To begin with, the star of the film is not Ms Howard, a pretty tomboy, made up to look slightly cadaverous, who is initially taciturn, then unconscious after being attacked by a grass-covered wolf intent on making mincemeat of her before she carries out her mission.

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