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An "extremely rare" record sleeve, signed by all three members of Nirvana, is expected to fetch more than £10,000 at auction.

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Some the BBC spoke to said they had seen none of the profit from a piece sold in Kazakhstan last year that fetched $18,000.

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He said his subsequent appeal was rejected on the grounds his brother had left the vehicle to fetch him water to alleviate his sickness, meaning he was deemed to have "parked" there.

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If a wife has to be in the office that day, but her husband doesn't, it makes sense for him to fetch the kids from school or make dinner.

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While the gang made £4m, the number of tablets they made could have fetched them more than £11m, the court heard.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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