Smyth

American

[smahyth] / smaɪθ /

noun

Dame Ethel Mary, 1858–1944, English writer, composer, and suffragist.
1st Baron. Baden-Powell, Robert Stephenson Smyth.

Smyth British

/ smaɪð /

noun

Dame Ethel ( Mary ). 1858–1944, British composer, best known for her operas, such as The Wreckers (1906). She was imprisoned for supporting the suffragette movement

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Mrs Justice Smyth told the court that all nine defendants still had a case to answer on all the charges.

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John Smyth knows better than most just what the outcome can be.

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It's an expensive process that has left Smyth feeling both angry and nervous at the thought of driving.

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Karen Smyth, director of infrastructure and sustainability at CCNI, said the price of petrol and diesel is "made up of several factors", including what fuel was purchased by retailers and the volume purchased.

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"Locally, the prices are very much linked to geopolitical instability, they're linked to supply and demand at global level... and money markets, currency exchange rates, which again there's no ability for people in Northern Ireland to control," explained Smyth.

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