Along with her husband, King George VI, the pair made their mark during World War Two by helping sustain national morale and helping resurrect the shattered image of the royal family after the preceding constitutional crisis.

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Perhaps the celebrations of Italy's 150th birthday will reignite national fervour and revive morale.

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Rather, the question is one of national security and the discipline, morale, readiness and culture of the U.S. armed forces upon which that security depends.

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The paper presents findings from the national NHS staff survey indicating low morale at many trusts, and concludes that cutting pay or jobs "would put even more pressure on an already weakened workforce".

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For him, the attritional modus operandi showcased by England during Sunday's morale-sapping defeat to a far more fluent Italy side shows the national game is still weighed down by this regressive approach.

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They were charged with "weakening national sentiment", "broadcasting false or exaggerated news which could affect the morale of the country", joining "an organisation formed with the purpose of changing the financial or social status of the state" and "inciting sectarian strife".

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