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How to use the word Scottish in a Sentence?

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Jason Grant will coordinate and streamline the approach to' Period Dignity' across the area by working directly with the colleges and local authorities, jason Grant will lead a regional campaign across schools, colleges and wider communities, raising awareness and understanding of the new Act and ensuring that the Scottish Government funding is allocated appropriately.

Grainger PR

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I feel everything that I’ve done the last 24 years, from my card and what I’ve played and committed throughout the years – 389 tournaments that I’ve played on the European tour, holding two tour cards but still staying as committed as I’ve been to the European tour like I have - I wanted to play [the Scottish Open].

Ian Poulter

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I’ve been a fishmonger for 35 years and I have never seen a halibut this size, i’ve done big fish before but this is off the scale. It’s the biggest Scottish fish I have ever seen.

Gary Huckle

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The desire for Scottish independence has been growing for a considerable amount of time, if you have a Scottish government asking for a referendum and a UK government not willing to grant one, it is going to put an enormous strain on the existing constitutional structure.

Anthony McGann

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

It's likely to feature prominently in the next UK general election. If The SNP once again wins the overwhelming majority of Scottish seats in that election, they could be a considerable force in the House of Commons and much harder to ignore, especially in a scenario where they hold the balance of power.

Nicola McEwen

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Many positives are in the price of the pound and this is reflected in market positioning as well as FX valuation, there has been little focus on downside risks like the loss of the GBP vaccine advantage in recent weeks, the May 6 Scottish elections, as well as the potential for a renewed weakness of global risk sentiment in May and June because of a renewed spike in UST yields on the back of strong US data.

Valentin Marinov

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

(That) is the only change that the Scottish government judges that it is safe to make right now without risking a rapid resurgence of the virus.

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

It is associated with near elimination of both low and high-grade cervical disease in young Scottish women eight years after the vaccine program started, the figures are impressive and show a reduction of up to 90 percent of cervical disease abnormalities - pre-cancerous cells.

Kevin Pollock

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

What we would call November, or the early part of it, appears to have been the designated end-of-harvest and beginning-of-winter time among peoples who spoke or speak Irish Celtic languages -- primarily represented today by the Irish, the Scottish particularly of the Highlands and islands, the Welsh, and the Bretons -- but the Celtic languages were far more widespread throughout Europe in ancient times, in Irish, this time or, specifically, what we would call November 1, is known as Samhain, which probably means' end of summer,'.

Joseph Nagy

Found on CNN
5 years ago

The problem with Sturgeon's plan is that she appears to assume that if there's a referendum on Scottish independence before Brexit, then Scotland can remain a member of the European Union, this is a legal headache for Europe. Clearly the European Commission's position is that in cases of secession, the newly created state would have to apply from scratch.

Vincenzo Scarpetta

Found on CNN
7 years ago

A Scottish, mopping his brow with his kilt was accused of indecent exposure!

Fabrice

added by anonymous
7 years ago

The global economy is fraught with event risk. There have been plenty over the years - Greece, the Scottish referendum. There will always be uncertainties.

Hugh Yarrow

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

A second (Scottish) independence referendum is clearly an option that requires to be on the table, and it is very much on the table, to ensure that that option is a deliverable one in the required timetable, steps will be taken now to ensure that the necessary legislation is in place.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

A second (Scottish) independence referendum is clearly an option that requires to be on the table, and it is very much on the table.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

There is uncertainty around the world, every time there's any election there will be a period where clients and candidates step back and slow down their decision making, we saw it with the Scottish referendum (in 2014), we saw it with the general election (last year), and I'm sure we will see it with an EU referendum that is imminent here.

Chief Executive Alistair Cox

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The Scottish Government will get new borrowing powers – so that it can manage its budget effectively and invest up to 3 billion pounds in vital infrastructure, while being accountable to the Scottish people for its decisions.

The Treasury

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I introduced Vladimir Putin to Barney. You remember Barney ? Scottish terrier. I was crazy about the little guy, anyway, so Vladimir Putin kinda dissed Vladimir Putin. Kinda looked at Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Putin body language was,' You call that thing a dog ?' Kinda hurt my feelings, but of course I was President of the United States and couldn't let anybody know United States.

Jeb Bush

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The 'yes' side in Catalonia will now say that we've got a mandate to go down the Scottish road, because like the Scottish nationalists we've got a majority.

Michael Keating

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

There is absolutely no doubt: Holyrood is here to stay, we are delivering a new, accountable and permanent Scottish Parliament. Holyrood will be one of the most powerful devolved parliaments in the world.

David Cameron

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We all agreed, as do the Scottish public, that the independence referendum should be a 'once in a generation' or a 'once in a lifetime' event, so now it is time to move on. Some may want to obsess about separation, but I am focused on delivering devolution.

David Cameron

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Scotland is known around the world for our beautiful natural environment - and banning growing genetically modified crops will protect and further enhance our clean, green status, there is no evidence of significant demand for GM products by Scottish consumers and I am concerned that allowing GM crops to be grown in Scotland would damage our clean and green brand, thereby gambling with the future of our 14 billion-pound ($22 billion) food and drink sector.

Richard Lochhead

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Holing putts is an important part of the Solheim Cup, of matchplay golf, i'll see Laura at the Scottish Open this week and then at the Ricoh British Women's Open the week after.

Swede Koch

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

That Sunday morning of the playoff against Jack Newton I was leaving the house, and it's raining, it's cold, and here comes a little Scottish girl, comes up to the front door and said' Mr American Tom Watson, please take this for good luck,' i could barely understand her, but I finally figured it out. She gave me a little thing of tin foil, and in it was some white heather, I kept that in my bag for years for good luck, and it brought me good luck.

American Tom Watson

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I don't think Brexit becomes a real issue until well into next year, in the Scottish referendum we had one big move following a poll that came out just before the referendum. Before then we had almost nothing.

Alvin Tan

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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