The key to understanding Lord Hill, I am told, is that he is a backroom deliverer.

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The truth is uncomfortable for both the deliverer of the message and the recipient.

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This mainstay of the U.S. economy, deliverer of 6% of the gross domestic product, was sporting change after nearly a century in business.

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With Mr Mobutu on his last legs and Mr Kabila poised to take the capital, Kinshasa, Zaireans can only hope that their ruler-in-waiting is really their deliverer.

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Interestingly, the pulmonary drug-deliverer (which works similarly to a medical inhaler) is said to provide "a stronger kick" than smoking, but actually administers a smaller amount of nicotine to the body than your average Marlboro.

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