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For his part, Bernard is firm that he has already quit. However, he seems aware (Maybe I’m cutting off my nose to spite my face) that the market for idiosyncratic columns combining aspects of the upbeat worldviews of Samuel Beckett, Serge Gainsbourg and Victor Meldrew could not be described as bullish.
A social charter for the world may sound a good idea but it would have the opposite effect to what is intended, one British government source said yesterday. We would be cutting off our nose to spite our face.
Wimbledon were outclassed and, more surprisingly, outfought. Not even a typically robust return from Squadron Leader Jones whose three - match suspension was a case of trying to bite off a nose to spite your face, could inspire Joe Kinnear’s desperately depleted ranks. Having four centre-halves out injured doesn't help.