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	Keeping Up Appearances - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Keeping Up Appearances was a British sitcom, which ran on BBC1 from 1990 to 1995.
		Keeping Up Appearances was twelfth in the list of Britain's Best Sitcoms, in a poll conducted in 2003 and 2004 by the BBC.
		Thus Hyacinth's inability to "Keep up her appearance" in society.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Keeping_Up_Appearances (3567 words)

	keeping up appearances
		there was the desire to keep this from happening again, but bigger than that was the desire for this to be nothing.
		the longer things went on like this, the more important it became to keep up appearances.
		he held me up against his step-daughter, who was unwed and a new mother, my age.
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	Guardian Unlimited Money \| Work \| Keeping up appearances
		However, novelty is the oil that keeps the cosmetics industry ticking, with the large brands offering upwards of 20 new launches a year, and Avon is no different.
		With huge laboratories in New York, Avon is proving itself to be a master of research and development, recently developing "anti-glycation" technology that claims to reverse the skin ageing and non-chip peel-off dry nail varnish.
		But for Mayhew, heading back to her house to catch up on some paperwork and send off her latest orders, the future of the Avon lady is not in doubt.
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	Scotsman.com Living - Keeping up appearances
		Yet, while it’s unlikely that women snap up today’s £4,000 Dior-labelled frocks simply because the current designer is in such good physical shape, one has to wonder how very much harder it would be to sell such frocks if they emanated from someone short, fat and decidedly unsexy.
		Galliano was born lucky and then polished up his fortuitous catch from the gene pool to become a truly remarkable piece of eye candy.
		Appearances were much less important in an era when couturiers would forge a deeply personal relationship with the clients they served, thereby engendering trust, understanding and loyalty.
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	Keeping up appearances
		Her three younger sisters Violet, Daisy and Rose, her neighbours Elizabeth and Emmet or even her postman and milkman all fear her and wonder how her first victim poor husband Richard copes.
		Keeping up appearances”, very much like “Fawlty Towers”, is a portrait of a British society ruled by social classes.
		Written by Roy Clarke, the 45 episodes of Keeping up appearances were broadcasted between
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	Keeping Up Appearances (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		KUA is a deep-belly laugh of a show and the deep-belly laugh is dangerous.
		Overall, Keeping Up Appearances is a great show, but the overuse of this SAME laugh track sound bite detracts from the humor of the life of Hyacinth Bouquet.
		KEEPING UP APPEARANCES is the only television show broadcast on PBS that I watch regularly and I watch it for one reason and one reason only: The brilliant Patricia Routledge and her singularly unique incarnation of the character of Hyancinth Bucket (that's pronounced Booo-kaay!).
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	Whim Internet Magazine
		I try my best to keep it in check, but something about all that was going on must've just triggered something in me. So when they shoved me a third time, I just blindly reacted with a swift mule-kick to one guy's shin.
		Keep an eye on where they turn up.
		Unfortunately, it seems the only way to get your point across to some people is to bust 'em in the face, or kick 'em in the shin...
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	Keeping Up Appearances
		This is the story of a woman who spends too much of her time and effort in an attempt to keep up the appearance of a proper English household despite the ordinariness of her husband, the slovenliness of her sister (Daisy) and brother-in-law, and the questionable moral standards of another sister (Rose).
		EPISODE SEVEN: Hyacinth, desperate to keep up with the Barker-Finches (she wouldn't know anybody so simple as the Joneses) must find a local celebrity for her barbecue to rival the one who graced the Barker-Finches' recent gathering.
		He manages to arrange invitations by Hyacinth's nose is put very much out of joint when they turn up on the night and she discovers that her costume is not as unique as she had expected.
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	Keeping Up Appearances - TV Programs Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		And her struggle to climb up the social ladder but always being held back by her down to the earth family.
		Keeping Up Appearances : "Bouquet Residence, The Lady Of The House Speaking!"
		Keeping Up Appearances : Fairly good BBC sitcom...
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	ABC Shop - Keeping Up Appearances
		An invitation to one of Hyacinth’s candle-lit suppers is more like a command and nothing can stand in the way of her efforts to scale the social ladder, however, she is constantly embarrassed by her family who always seem to turn up at the most unpropitious moments.
		Her imperious voice, wonderfully expressive face and complete mastery of slapstick are all part of her infuriating brilliance on screen.
		Whether she's is a panic scrambling up a neighbour’s hedge, falling off a pier, or enhancing her long-suffering husband’s retirement, Patricia Routledge has created a painfully funny portrait of the sort of the suburban snob we all fear — and avoid.
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	BBC - Comedy Guide - Keeping Up Appearances (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In the front line of her social assaults was her husband Richard, a meek, hen-pecked individual who yearned for a quiet life but instead found himself steamrollered into falling in with his wife's plans.
		The prolific Roy Clarke was still writing Last Of The Summer Wine when he brought Keeping Up Appearances to TV, but he managed to maintain a high quality product - in the dialogue, at least - and the excellent Patricia Routledge did full justice to his lines, delivering them with venom and relish.
		Sure, she suffered occasional setbacks, and was put in her place from time to time, but only momentarily, and then she was bouncing back, ploughing another path through the lives of her friends, relatives and acquaintances, never once truly learning from her numerous mistakes.
	www.bbc.co.uk /comedy/guide/articles/k/keepingupappeara_7773960.shtml (0 words)

	Keeping up appearances
		This can be due to poor documentation and record keeping, unskilled people accessing the system, or more commonly a combination of both.
		Considering the emphasis on change, it is perhaps a little surprising then that cable management products—at least at the more basic end of the scale—have not changed significantly in a number of years.
		A typical system may use cable trays mounted vertically up the sides of the rack together with horizontal lacing bars, which provide tying points within the rack for large wiring projects.
	www.ferret.com.au /articles/5a/0c01725a.asp (0 words)

	Keeping up appearances in a nation of Stepford Wives - OpinionMirandaDevine - www.smh.com.au
		Keeping up appearances in a nation of Stepford Wives - OpinionMirandaDevine - www.smh.com.au
		Keeping up appearances in a nation of Stepford Wives
		We are such social animals that, even for the most sensible woman, there must come a tipping point when enough of her peers have been Botoxed and "rejuvenated" that she, too, will buckle.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/02/14/1076548271026.html (0 words)

	Keeping Up Appearances By Steve Hunt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Over the last few years, I have noticed that the list of driver appearances is getting shorter and shorter with each passing year for Cup weekends at my home track, Texas Motor Speedway.
		This particular shop owner and I were recently discussing whether or not he would be having a driver at his store in race week, which is rapidly approaching and he told me he honestly didn’t know.
		Higher prices for driver appearances aren’t the end of the world, but once again, we, the fans are the ones who lose out.
	www.laidbackracing.com /Articles2006/SH2.html (0 words)

	Amazon.ca: Keeping Up Appearances:Best of: Video: Harold Snoad,Patricia Routledge,Josephine Tewson,David Griffin,Judy ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		For those who are not too familiar with the series, "Keeping Up Appearances" is about Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced bouquet) and her attempts to climb the social ladder at any cost.
		She tries her best to reach the top of the social strata but always seems to stumble, usually with a little help from her poor but down to earth relatives and their problems.
		I have fallen in love with "Keeping Up Appearances" and since you cannot always catch it on the "telly," these videos are wonderful to own!
	www.amazon.ca /Keeping-Up-Appearances-Harold-Snoad/dp/B00004WG2S (0 words)

	Keeping Up Appearances
		And the Buckets' distinguished friend, the Major (Peter Cellier), and the vicar and his wife all do their best to keep out of her way.
		In marked contrast to Hyacinth's meticulously ordered life, however, the rest of her family are as common as muck.
		And her elderly father is a lecherous drunk, given to cycling stark-naked down by the canal, chasing the milkwoman.
	www.bbcprograms.com /pbs/catalog/keepingup/kuamain.htm (0 words)

	Keeping up appearances (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Others are born out of a fear of being left behind, not from some burning desire to employ exciting new technologies in the service of customers.
		Of course, some sites have been aware of this for some time, which explains the continuing attempts to come up with a model that leads to profitability sooner rather than later.
		But even after AltaVista had left the Digital fold and added all kinds of e-commerce extras, it was still unable to come up with a clear strategy for making money.
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	Keeping Up Appearances
		Patricia Routledge is an acclaimed British actor, possibly best known for "Keeping Up Appearances" where she appears as the grating Hyacinth Bucket.
		In 1991, she received a British Comedy Award for Best Comedy Actress for "Keeping Up Appearances." In 1992, she was voted BBC Television Personality of the Year, and a year later was awarded the OBE.
		In the 60th anniversary awards for the BBC, she was also voted by viewers as the nation's favourite actress.
	www.tvheaven.ca /kup.htm (0 words)

	Amazon.com: Keeping Up Appearances - The Full Bouquet Set (Vols. 1-8): DVD: Harold Snoad,Patricia Routledge,Clive ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The British smartly put the comic personalities front and center, and Keeping Up Appearances has one of the best: The petty, pretentious, tyrannical Hyacinth Bucket (played by the impressive Patricia Routledge), a dowdy middle-class social climber with a piercing voice and an unshakable faith in herself.
		Fans of Keeping Up Appearances cannot be without The Full Bouquet; especially those who are "socially less fortunate" and need the lessons from England's expert on social etiquette, Hyacinth Bucket...er, Bouquet.
		I thought I had seen every episode of Keeping Up Appearances on my local public broadcasting channel, but there are many here I have not seen before.
	www.amazon.com /Keeping-Up-Appearances-Bouquet-Vols/dp/B0002F6BTC (0 words)

	Columbia Missourian - Keeping Up Appearances (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The managers are the front line when it comes to keeping up the parks, issuing citations for trash, junky vehicles, dilapidated trailers and the like.
		Even if owners keep operating the trailer parks, any effort to fix roads, provide lighting and make other improvements will show up in the price of lot rent, he said.
		He says upkeep of the park is up to the tenants.
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	Simon Law's Journal - Keeping up appearances
		I woke up this morning, rolled out of bed, and padded off to my morning toilet.
		When I was working from home I found that keeping a normal workday routine - including getting up, showering, getting dressed, taking regular lunch break, definate ending time - helped me stay focused on my job.
		When I did web development from work from home I ended up getting burnt out because it was always on my mind, I could get an email at any time and then I'd have a task to do.
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	Keeping up Appearances
		Schools try to choose furniture that is pleasing to the eye, and that will stand up to the rough treatment that many students will inflict on it.
		Flexibility is the overriding characteristic of the furniture in the new 350-bed Simmons Hall at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass.
		Cross says many rooms have desks with pullout drawers for keyboards, and some have computer stands on casters, so that students can have access to their machine without using up all the desktop space and can move it to where it can be used most comfortably.
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	Keeping up appearances
		People who look down their noses at store-front churches are more concerned with the outward appearance than the Truths offered within.
		Some of the most run-down looking churches I've seen are often more spirit-filled than many of the old fashioned, high-ceiling, polished pews, stained glass churches folks tend to adore.
		It's a sad thing when people dress up to go to church so their consciences are satisfied and they "put in a good appearance" rather than openly and willingly attending to be in the presense of The Lord.
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	Cameos pull in big names : HindustanTimes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Back then, guest and special appearances were roles raised above their level by the stars that portrayed them.
		The most impressive list of Friendly Appearances was seen in the late Manmohan Desai's blockbuster Naseeb, where the director got all the actors he worked with, from Raj Kapoor to Rajesh Khanna, to participate in the John Johnny Janardhan song.
		These are the appearances stars make for their friends, which credit them 'With Special Thanks', `With Gratitude' and such sweet tags.
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	Eric's Archived Thoughts: Keeping Up Appearances (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		For whatever reason, as CSS talks have ramped up at SXSW, I’ve not been part of the trend.
		I could play the grizzled veteran and mumble something about letting the kids have their shot at fame and glory, but the truth is that I see SXSW as a place to stretch out.
		Odds are very high that I’ll be up on stage for another session or two besides the keynote.
	meyerweb.com /eric/thoughts/2006/01/09/keeping-up-appearances (0 words)

	PATRICIA ROUTLEDGE BIOGRAPHY
		Her film appearances include Clinty in To Sir with Love with Sydney Poitier; Miss Reese in The Bliss of Mrs Blossom with Shirley MacLaine; Mrs Featherstone in If It's Tuesday It Must Be Belgium; and Miss Beatty in Don't Raise the Bridge Lower the River with Jerry Lewis.
		She most recently received international acclaim with her portrayal of Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced Bou-quet) in Keeping Up Appearances (1990-95), which earned her the title of Top Television Comedy Actress for 1991.
		In the same year the Grand Order of Water Rats pronounced her Personality of the Year and in 1993 she was similarly honoured by the Variety Club of Great Britain.
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	Keeping Up Appearances Episode Guide
		His chase ends up with him in landing in hospital.
		Hyacinth ends up getting drunk after drinking some vintage wine that she has bought.
		Unfortunately, the police turn up and arrest them because the car has been reported stolen.
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	Amazon.com: Keeping Up Appearances: Memoirs of Hyacinth: Video: Harold Snoad,Patricia Routledge,Clive Swift,Josephine ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		33 individual episodes of Keeping up Appearances are now available to download from Amazon Unbox from $1.99 per episode.
		Keeping Up Appearances: Rural Retreat VHS ~ Harold Snoad
		Keeping Up Appearances - Sea Fever VHS ~ Harold Snoad
	www.amazon.com /Keeping-Up-Appearances-Memoirs-Hyacinth/dp/B00004WG2N (0 words)

	Australian Securities and Investments Commission - Keeping up appearances
		SHIP was formed to clean up the sector in the UK after adverse consumer experiences in the 1980s and early 1990s.
		Dell says he spoke to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in the course of Sequal’s formation and it’s his understanding that ASIC sees self-regulation as a positive move, next to having no regulation.
		No part of this material may be reproduced, translated, transmitted, framed or stored in a retrieval system for public or private use without the written permission of the publisher.
	www.moneymanagement.com.au /articles/dd/0c036cdd.asp (0 words)

	SSRN-Keeping Up Appearances by Amanda Frost (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		This article contends that the recusal statutes are ineffective not because the substantive standards for recusal are too limited, but rather because the recusal process operates outside of the traditional adjudicatory model.
		For example, the very judge whose impartiality is being questioned is expected to raise and decide the question whether his or her own conduct creates the appearance of impartiality, and often makes that decision without issuing any explanation for it.
		Drawing on the literature locating the judiciary's legitimacy in traditional forms of adjudication, this article suggests that recusal law will only serve its purpose of protecting the judiciary's reputation if it incorporates these core procedural tenets of adjudication into the recusal decision.
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