(1) How delightful that the anti-marriage group is known as Blag and opposed by Glad – which has more background : [The] ruling comes with respect to claims brought by six married same-sex couples and one widower from the states of Connecticut, New Hampshire and Vermont who were denied federal tax, social security, pension and family medical leave protections only because they are (or were) married to someone of the same sex.
(2) Evidence seen by the Guardian shows he was blagging bank accounts, bribing police officers, procuring confidential data from the DVLA and phone companies, and trading sensitive material from live police inquiries.
(3) The possible targeting of the families of Dowler and Chapman emerged in questioning from the Labour MP Tom Watson who suggested the Dowlers had been a victim of Steve Whittamore, a private investigator who worked for numerous Fleet Street newspapers and specialised in "blagging" confidential data from phone companies and government databases.
(4) He repeatedly denied promoting a "culture" of hacking and "blagging", where people's confidential data such as tax details, criminal records or phone bills were illegally accessed, in the NoW's newsroom.
(5) Evidence seen by the Guardian shows that Mr A, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was blagging bank accounts, bribing police officers, procuring confidential data from the DVLA and phone companies, and trading sensitive material from live police inquiries.
(6) Databases According to a reliable source at News International, Mr A was paid out of the paper's editorial budget and continued to "blag" confidential databases and to pay serving police officers to supply information.
(7) What is it about teaching that makes it so easy to blag?
(8) Blag a bottle A great tip is getting a brand on board to support your night.
(9) Similarly, they were told very little of the paper’s use of Steve Whittamore, who blagged information illegally, culminating in his conviction in court in April 2005.
(10) The home secretary agreed to look at the detail of the custodial powers specified in sections 77 and 78 of the 2008 Criminal Justice and Immigration Act , which carry a public-interest and investigative-journalism defence for those who "blag" access to confidential personal information.
(11) In 1972, he tried to blag his way into San Francisco Art Institute by proposing to the teachers that he would drive them around the city in a 1968 Dodge Charger, of the sort used by the bad guys in the film Bullitt.
(12) The paper followed Cook, “blagged” his personal details from police databases, and tried to access his voicemail and that of his then wife.
(13) We now know, for instance, that one newspaper employed at least four private investigators — one of them fresh from seven years in jail for blackmail and perverting the course of justice – to systemically hack, track, blag and otherwise pry into the private lives of numerous people in public life — from royalty, through politics to celebrities and blameless people who just happened to be caught up in the news, such as the relatives of the two Soham girls murdered by Ian Huntley.
(14) Clement said Blag had been authorised by a vote of the entire House.
(15) It didn't feel all that safe to have blagged a ticket in the wrong end for a big FA Cup match away at West Ham, once the packed terrace began singing: "I'd rather be a Paki than a Scouse."
(16) I blagged my way to a gig at the Comedy Cafe in London and didn’t tell any of my friends about it.
(17) At least one of the three terrorists had been turned away that night because he did not possess a ticket, his attempts to blag entry dismissed by the attentive security staff.
(18) Sharing images of your tickets via social media can lead to others being able to gain access with your ticket.” This issue was highlighted last month when a man claimed he blagged his way into the London premiere of the latest James Bond movie Spectre by creating a fake ticket from an image of a real one posted on Instagram – though, somewhat confusingly, it was later reported that he had actually bought his ticket from the venue’s box office.
(19) "The current very low penalties under the Data Protection Act for "blagging" offences which do not involve telecoms interception are not a sufficient deterrent to stop the widespread illegal trade in personal information.
(20) "We are disappointed that the then information commissioner did not feel he had the resources to identify and inform all those who were or could have been the victim of illegal blags, [or] make the case that he should be given such resources."
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(1) He went over to win a penalty against Mexico the other day, and blah blether blah.
(2) Long Word... Long Word... Blah Blah Blah... I’m So Clever is at the Pleasance Courtyard, to 30 August JOE LYCETT Facebook Twitter Pinterest Joe Lycett.
(3) Yes, yes, Richard Gere in American Gigolo, Cary Grant in North by Northwest, Steve McQueen in Bullitt, Colin Firth and Daniel Craig in whatever, blah blah freaking blah.
(4) but during a very dark period of my life, tapes I made of Peter Green era Fleetwod Mac (the best blues player in the history of ever...) and Free (best band in history of blah blah...) virtually saved me from an early exit...." Katewashere : "My Dad bought me a walkman in 1984.
(5) So I could fret about the fact that my dog has a capsule wardrobe and worry about being a crazy dog lady and blah blah blah.
(6) Not from tax increases, says Mitt, and blahs along about how all those new jobs he's going to create will increase revenue.
(7) You could be run over tomorrow, blah, blah …" Oh, thank you, just before I drive across London to visit another chum.
(8) It contained blah about “smart cities” and equity funds, even a rupee-denominated bond.
(9) [Police say:] 'Oh, you know, loads of these cars get stolen, so we just need to check you are who you say you are, blah blah blah.'
(10) This contained a lot of false and frothy promises to “initiate an inclusive process of national debate …” blah, blah, blah.
(11) "Guardian readers are all like: 'Oh but you have to work for your money, blah blah blah and all that.'
(12) En route we've had Rick Santorum insisting that he does not equate homosexuality with bestiality – or, as he memorably phrased it, " man on dog " – and that when he had appeared to make a disobliging reference to black people , he had in fact been speaking of "blah" people.
(13) He says: ‘Right, this club has just called me – blah-blah-blah.
(14) It was frightening at first, but she preferred it to being in a band, where 'You're not going to do anything unless you're onstage with your specific people and your lights and your songs and... blah .'
(15) All the cliches – not taking life for granted, blah, blah, blah.
(16) Semi-autobiographical in focus, the album was a dog of monumental proportions, weak songs failing to carry a catastrophically weak concept (girl from wrong side of the tracks makes it in the big, wide blah blah blah).
(17) How much more interesting and revealing this show would have been if all of the liberal blah-blah here and the Ivy League newsroom nebbishes had been replaced by more current conservative agitprop and rightwing message enforcers.
(18) But out in The Real World, leopard print still has ridiculous connotations, such as the ones I mentioned above: Bet Lynch, untrustworthy temptresses, blah blah blah.
(19) The latest jobs report had the unemployment rate at 7.7%, the lowest level since December 2008 but still blah, and inflation at 1.6.
(20) "I didn't fall for the trick of Jonathan, 'I had no shoes, blah, blah,' all that stuff he was saying when he was campaigning," Kuti said.