The North of England Building Society's chief executive, Robert Linden, puts a different perspective on the problem.

When the end comes, and it is not far off, the North will put its heel upon the South's neck and stamp it there.

North put it as a question, but it could have been an accusation.

Right, now put a cross at 57.49 North, 09.40 West.

The North put 2.2 million men in uniform, half of its entire draft age population; the South mustered 800,000 men, an astounding 75 percent of its white draft-age population.

But a black-suit lead defeats the contract, assuming North puts in the nine or ten of diamonds when a low trump is led from the board.

In the fall of 2009, North put on one of the most successful plays in recent years, Rumors By Neil Simon.

When they spoke of "freedom fighters," their vision was, as North put it, "young men and women who have taken up the cause of democracy against a government that is cruelly repressive."

North of Steamer Point, Liza put the boat on auto and went out on deck.

With a sort of amazement Katterson watched North put the soiled red binding into a pot of boiling water.