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It was two years ago today that the hunting ban came into force, supposedly ending centuries of tradition. However, the law has been an unmitigated failure—not that either side is shouting about it.
It was a nightmare vision that struck fear and loathing into the hearts of millions. When the hunting ban became law, it was said, 16,000 people would lose their jobs, thousands of hounds would be put down, rotting carcasses would litter the country side, hedgerows would disappear, riders would face on-the-spot fines, law-abiding people from doctors to barristers would be dragged from their horses and carted off to prison, while dog owners would be prosecuted if their mutt caught a rabbit.
These were just some of the claims as desperate countryside campaigners battled to save their sport in the lead-up to the hunting ban, which Labour rammed into law using the Parliament Act on November 18, 2004.
For many, the fears were real. O
A. the hunting has never been stopped but has instead flourished
B. the government has been short of hands to enforce the law
C. the law makers failed to see hunting as a long-time tradition
D. the ban aimed to protect the interests of the upper-class only
It was two years ago today that the hunting ban came into force, supposedly ending centuries of tradition. However, the law has been an unmitigated failure—not that either side is shouting about it.
It was a nightmare vision that struck fear and loathing into the hearts of millions. When the hunting ban became law, it was said, 16,000 people would lose their jobs, thousands of hounds would be put down, rotting carcasses would litter the countryside, hedgerows would disappear, riders would face on-the-spot fines, law-abiding people from doctors to barristers would be dragged from their horses and carted off to prison, while dog owners would be prosecuted if their mutt caught a rabbit.
These were just some of the claims as desperate countryside campaigners battled to save their sport in the lead—up to the hunting ban, which Labour rammed into law using the Parliament Act on November 18, 2004.
For many, the fears were real. Others exaggerated as t
A. the hunting has never been stopped but has instead flourished
B. the government has been short of hands to enforce the law
C. the law makers failed to see hunting as a long-time tradition
D. the ban aimed to protect the interests of the upper-class only
W: It was exactly two years ago today that we moved to this town. You started working on your degree, and I started working down at the lab.
M: It seems like only yesterday. I suppose that I’m so busy that I don’t even know how the time passes.
W: I’d expect the opposite. I mean the way you’ve been studying, working on experiments, and writing quotations. It might seem more like four years than two.
M: Haven’t you ever noticed how time seems to crawl when you have nothing to do But how time flies when you are busy with what you really like to do
W: That’s true. Those days when there’s not much to do at the lab don’t ever seem to end.
M: Just wait a little longer. As soon as I finish my degree we’ll open our own laboratory, Morrison and Morrison Biochemical Analysis.
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