France, Land of Croissants, Finds Butter Vanishing From Shelves

By AURELIEN BREEDEN

A price spike has led to sporadic shortages in one of the world's most butter-loving countries, prompting both mock panic and real anxiety.

Some who see opportunity in Brexit serve the finance industry. It would weaken London, as jobs and business drift to Paris or Frankfurt

Most European bosses are twitchy about Brexit; a few spy an opportunity

Their eyes on Albion

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At last year’s summit the price of oil was at less than half today’s $140 a barrel. The world price of rice and other grains gave few signs of doubling, threatening political stability in Africa and Asia and mocking earlier G8 commitments to reducing global poverty. Meanwhile, mention then of structured investment vehicles or Northern Rock to a G8 leader would have been met with a blank stare.
Pricey oil, the food crisis and the credit crunch: the new challenges either have their roots beyond the G8, or have quickly raced across borders.

As Mrs. Edwards pointed out, the McCain health plan would do nothing to prevent insurance companies from denying coverage to those, like her and Mr. McCain, who have pre-existing medical conditions.

condition (STATE)
noun
1 [S or U] the particular state that something or someone is in:
Mum's still got our pram - it's very old, but it's in perfect condition.
They left the flat in a terrible condition - there was mess everywhere.
The hospital say her condition (= state of health) is improving slowly.
He's in no condition (= He is too ill or too drunk) to drive home.
See also condition at conditioner.

2 [C] any of a variety of diseases:; 病気;
to suffer from a heart/skin condition
a medical condition

conditions
plural noun（pl.）状況, 事情, 形勢
the physical situation that someone or something is in and affected by:
weather conditions
working conditions
The prisoners were kept in the most appalling conditions.
Under what conditions do plants grow best?

mock

mɒk/

verb

1.
tease or laugh at in a scornful or contemptuous manner.

"opposition MPs mocked the government's decision"
2.

make a replica or imitation of something.

adjective

1.

not authentic or real, but without the intention to deceive.

"a mock-Georgian red brick house"

mock (LAUGH AT)
verb [T]
1 SLIGHTLY FORMAL to laugh at someone, often by copying them in an amusing but unkind way:
They were mocking him because he kept falling off his bike.
She made fun of him by mocking his limp.

2 to make something appear stupid or useless:
The wind mocked their attempts to reach the shore by pushing the boat further and further out to sea.

mockery
noun
1 [U] when you mock someone or something:
Bill's mockery of his dad's twitch was a bit cruel, but it made us laugh.

2 [S] an action or event which is a failure and makes the people involved in or affected by it appear foolish:
The trial was a mockery - the judge had decided the verdict before it began.

mocking
adjective
when you laugh at someone or something in an unkind way:
a mocking voice
mocking humour/laughter

blank (NOT REACTING)
adjective
showing no understanding or no emotion in your facial expression:
a blank stare/expression

blankly
adverb
He just stared blankly at me.

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race (HURRY)
verb [I or T; usually + adverb or preposition]
to move or go fast:
He raced down the street.
The ambulance raced (= quickly took) the injured to a nearby hospital.
The summer seems to have raced by (= passed very quickly).
He raced the car engine (= made it work faster than it needed to) as he sat impatiently at the traffic lights.

twitch

Pronunciation: /twɪtʃ/

VERB

1Give or cause to give a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement:[NO OBJECT]: her lips twitched and her eyelids fluttered[WITH OBJECT]: the dog twitched his ears

More example sentences Synonyms

1.1[WITH OBJECT AND ADVERBIAL] Cause to move in a specified direction by giving a sharp pull:he twitched a cigarette out of a packet

More example sentences Synonyms

2[WITH OBJECT] Use a twitch to subdue (a horse).

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