Either way, it goes unheeded by the nominal head of the family, whose concern for the earth's resources rarely extends beyond his next doughnut.

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The Lord Chancellor has been the head of the judiciary, the nominal head of the House of Lords and a senior member of the cabinet.

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The outsiders could now agree to restrain their Congolese clients, stopping the rebels from fighting westwards, the soldiers from fighting eastwards, and leaving Mr Kabila as nominal head of a split Congo.

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The results change a little whether you use nominal GDP per head (ie, just the plain numbers ) or PPP adjusted (to take account of different price levels) but the are a number of countries in Europe with higher GDP per capita than Germany.

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Meanwhile, if Fed policy does lead to growth in nominal income, it will be because inflation will start to rear its ugly head, not because printing money will spur production.

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