Dowson

American

[dou-suhn] / ˈdaʊ sən /

noun

Ernest (Christopher), 1867–1900, English poet.

Dowson British

/ ˈdaʊsən /

noun

Ernest ( Christopher ). 1867–1900, English Decadent poet noted for his lyric Cynara

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And we end the interview on a philosophical note - as he recites "They are not long, the days of wine and roses" from an Ernest Dowson poem and muses on the fleeting nature of life.

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"Tommy does so many things so well, and I think he looked physical, fast, skilful, he took the ball in the air beautifully and was in the right place," Northampton boss Phil Dowson said.

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Prof Chris Dowson, at the University of Warwick, said the study was "cool" and showed AI was a "significant step forward as a tool for antibiotic discovery to mitigate against the emergence of resistance".

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Phil Dowson, Pollock's director of rugby at Northampton, was a back row himself, with a 16-year top-flight career and seven England caps to his name before he moved into coaching.

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Northampton rugby director Phil Dowson had described the incident as "uncalled for and out of order" and said that there had been foul play involved.

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