Nuffield

British

/ ˈnʌfiːld /

noun

William Richard Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield. 1877–1963, English motorcar manufacturer and philanthropist. He endowed Nuffield College at Oxford (1937) and the Nuffield Foundation (1943), a charitable trust for the furtherance of medicine and education

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But Sarah Scobie of the Nuffield Trust health think tank believes ministers will struggle to address the problems highlighted by the BBC analysis.

From BBC

The report is funded by the Nuffield Foundation and produced in association with Barclays.

From BBC

Police responded Tuesday around 1 a.m. to railroad tracks near the intersection of Millbrook Lane and Nuffield Lane, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported.

From Los Angeles Times

Dr Becks Fisher, of the Nuffield Trust think tank, said it is an "interesting experiment".

From BBC

Thea Stein, chief executive of the Nuffield Trust think thank, said it was understandable that the government was focussed on winning back public trust but added a note of caution.

From BBC

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