Some other vassal would come along and spear his fellow-knight in the name of love.

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Yet Mr Yanukovich knows that a turn to Russia could turn him into Moscow's vassal, even if it would earn him a few extra votes.

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Vladimir de Vassal, CFA, is director of quantitative research for Glenmede.

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He, in turn, was vassal to the Great Khan of China.

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Metropolitan Police said the minicab picked up two men in Camberwell then dropped them off at the Myatts Field Estate and Vassal Road area before parking in Moorlands Road some 20 minutes later.

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