Beside him Lady Partridge, her head tilted up, her face a mask of blusher and brown powder, like someone just back from a skiing holiday, was also clearly elsewhere.

hard evidence;  a hard requirement

On the East and West Coast Main Lines in the 1950s/60s, for example, we saw the extinction of intermediate stations in order to create the same sort of accelerations that IRP is now promising. Back then, the priority was faster main line services, with wayside/intermediate stations paying the ultimate price.

The Japanish decor that characterized the post-1990s ramen specialty shop essentially marked a new relationship between the younger generation of Japanese and their understanding of national history.