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This has been helped along by the fact that there are swaths of Americans who consider themselves Christians, but who don’t interface with traditional authority figures when it comes to faith.
From Salon
The rugby legend is a well-known figure across Wales - but it is not lost on him that, in some ways, he is starting at the bottom of the ladder once again.
From BBC
The Treasury did not dispute this figure when approached by the BBC.
From BBC
An estimated 3.1m people in England feeling chronic loneliness, according to government figures, with other organisations pairing older homeowners with young renters.
From BBC
According to finance ministry figures, 8,515 people were killed and 10,204 others injured in road accidents in the first 10 months this year.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.