Cockerell
Britishnoun
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Among the key figures in her story are that sociable littérateur Sydney Cockerell and the high-rolling book dealers A.S.W.
From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2019
The new four-part television series is presented by the political documentary-maker, Michael Cockerell - best known for insightful televisual "portraits", as he calls them, of politicians including Margaret Thatcher, Enoch Powell and Michael Foot.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2015
As Simon Cockerell, general manager for Beijing-based Koryo Tours, the company that arranged my trip, told the Associated Press: “I think a lot of the attraction is the ‘Pyongyang’ part rather than the ‘marathon’ part.”
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2014
“Some advertising exists, but it’s not the overwhelming sensory experience that you have anywhere else,” says Cockerell.
From Time • Aug. 20, 2013
The man he ushered in had his head hunched between his shoulders and looked neither right nor left as he followed Cockerell.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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