* Alastair Ivor Gilbert Boyd, 7th Baron Kilmarnock ( 1927 – 2009 )

* The Rt Hon Alastair Boyd, 7th Baron Kilmarnock

As Alastair Norcross has said, “ suppose that Homer is faced with the painful choice between saving Barney from a burning building or saving both Moe and Apu from the building … it is clearly better for Homer to save the larger number, precisely because it is a larger number … Can anyone who really considers the matter seriously honestly claim to believe that it is worse that one person die than that the entire sentient population of the universe be severely mutilated?

Returning to Australia, Taylor made 1, 403 first-class runs at 70. 15 during the 1989 – 90 season, and ended 1989 with 1, 219 Test runs, thus becoming the first player to better one thousand Test runs in his debut calendar year, something only matched once by England opener Alastair Cook over 15 years later.

* In Alastair Reynolds ' Terminal World, the distant-future terrain is criss-crossed with semaphore lines relaying information between the one remaining city, Spearpoint, outlying communities and the airborne community Swarm.

Lady Barnett-whose autobiography, My Life Line, was published in 1956, had one son, Alastair ( born 1944 ), with her husband.

The Frasnes hoard, accidentally unearthed by foresters in 1864 near Frasnes-lez-Buissenal in Hainaut, along with coins associated with the Morini and the Nervii, also contained characteristically Gallic gold torques, one of which was in Alastair Bradley Martin's Guennol collection.

Similarly, one of the main characters in Alastair Reynolds science fiction novel, Absolution Gap, Aura, can easily read microexpressions.

This film was largely put together with highlights from the NHU's internationally acclaimed series, The Blue Planet, of which Byatt was one of the producers, along with Alastair Fothergill and Martha Holmes.

* Campion, one of the protagonists of the Alastair Reynolds novel House of Suns.

 Fortune favors Justin Alastair, the uncanny and notorious Duke of Avon, casting in his way, one

England's Alastair Cook holds the record for number of runs scored in one Test innings at The Gabba with 235 not out, breaking the previous record set by Sir Donald Bradman.

On Montrose's right flank, Alastair MacColla commanded one Irish regiment and some Macdonalds, totalling about 500 men.

Alastair Stewart and Julia Somerville were among those being considered to anchor the bulletin, but their ITN colleague Trevor McDonald won the role, and subsequently became one of the most popular and well-known newscasters in Britain.

The acting was much praised, in particular Joyce Grenfell as one of the teaching staff of St Swithin's ; while Alastair Sim's portrayal of the kindly headmaster, Wetherby Pond, was seen as one of his strongest ever roles.

Dr. Alastair Northedge, a British archaeologist who wrote a book about findings in ' Anah, wrote that the minaret is ' commonly attributed to the Uqaylid ( dynasty ) and the 5th / 11th century ( AH / AD ), though ... more probably of the 6th / 12th century.

Flat glass for windows and similar applications is formed by the float glass process, developed between 1953 and 1957 by Sir Alastair Pilkington and Kenneth Bickerstaff of the UK's Pilkington Brothers, who created a continuous ribbon of glass using a molten tin bath on which the molten glass flows unhindered under the influence of gravity.

Alastair Denniston, who had been a member of NID25, was appointed as its operational head.

* Alastair Lynch – Australian Rules Footballer who played 306 game for Fitzroy, Brisbane Bears and the Brisbane Lions, including the 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 Grand Finals

A similar approach was taken by Canadian astronomer Alastair G. W. Cameron and American astronomer William R. Ward, who suggested that the Moon was formed by the tangential impact upon Earth of a body the size of Mars.

* In 2003, Alastair Campbell ( who was Director of Communications and Strategy from 1997-2003 for the UK PM ) in his memoirs The Blair Years: The Alastair Campbell Diaries alleged that two bugs were discovered in the hotel room meant for visiting British PM Tony Blair planted by Indian intelligence agencies. The alleged bug discovery was at a hotel during PM Tony Blair's official visit to New Delhi in 2001.

Alastair George Bell Sim, CBE ( 9 October 1900 – 19 August 1976 ) was a Scottish character actor who appeared in a string of classic British films.

There were several private owners after that, including Alastair de Watteville, a descendant of Colin MacDonald who wrote a book about the island, until finally it was gifted to the National Trust for Scotland by Jock Elliott Jr. of New York in 1986 as an imaginative way to honour the 60th birthday of his wife, Eleanor.

At 8pm EST on Friday 14 January 2011 the latest attempt at the longest hand-shake commenced in New York Times Square and the existing record was smashed by semi-professional world record-breaker Alastair Galpin and Don Purdon from New Zealand and Nepalese brothers Rohit and Santosh Timilsina who agreed to share the new record after 33 hours and 3 minutes.

A few managed to comply promptly but others did not, including Alastair Maclain, 12th Chief of Glencoe, who waited until the last day before setting out to take the oath.

She was baptised at the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Sandringham, by the Bishop of Norwich, on 23 December 1990, she was the first royal baby to have a public christening, and her godparents were James Ogilvy ( her father's second cousin ), Captain Alastair Ross ( who was unable to attend ), Mrs Ronald Ferguson ( her maternal grandfather's 2nd wife ), Mrs Patrick Dodd-Noble, and Miss Louise Blacker.

It was coordinated by Alastair Campbell, who centralised the party's communications and used his experience in journalism to achieve positive media relations.

Famous sports people include Alastair Kellock, Scotland cap, lock and captain of Rugby Union side Glasgow Warriors in the Magners League who attended Bishopbriggs High School.

This excluded Alastair, who was only a great-grandson of a sovereign ( and was not the eldest living son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales ).

Alastair Graeme Lynch ( born 19 June 1968 ) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League ( AFL ).

* Alastair Pearson, a British Army officer who received his four awards within the space of two years during the Second World War.

Lismore is the home of the highland Clan MacLea, whose chief, is now Niall Livingstone of Bachuil, Baron of the Bachuil, who succeeded his father Alastair Livingstone of Bachuil, who died on 29 February 2008.

Robert Alastair Addie ( 10 February 1960 – 20 November 2003 ) was an English actor who was best known for playing Sir Guy of Gisbourne in the television series Robin of Sherwood.

She is married to Alastair Osborne, who was Labour candidate in the same Ayr constituency in 1992 that Mrs Osborne won in 1997.

Following the February 2004 relaunch, presenters included ITN veteran Alastair Stewart who hosted the flagship Live with Alastair Stewart programme every weekday morning.

Alexandria ( Cathair Alastair in Gaelic ) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

The heir apparent is the present holder's eldest son George Ian Alastair Gordon, Earl of Haddo ( b. 1983 ).

* " The Great Wall of Mars " ( 2000 ) by Alastair Reynolds, in which the most technologically advanced faction of humans is based on Mars and embroiled in an interplanetary war ; introduced some of the most important characters and groups in the Revelation Space universe.

The minister ( since 1991 ) is the Reverend Alastair Jessamine.

The minister ( since 1991 ) is the Reverend Alastair Jessamine.

The Court has had three Chief Justices to date, Elizabeth Evatt AC, Alastair Nicholson and Diana Bryant QC ( Formerly Chief Federal Magistrate, appointed to current role in 2004 The Deputy Chief Justice is John Faulks ( appointed as a Judge in 1994 and to his current position in 2004 ).

His best-known play is An Inspector Calls ( 1945 ), later made into a film starring Alastair Sim released in 1954.

Jay Cocks called the screenplay a " snarling, overwrought and somewhat parochial satire on aristocracy and privileged morality "; he called the film " wretchedly photographed ... as if it were shot under floodlights "; in contrast Cocks praised the performances by Alastair Sim, Arthur Lowe, William Mervyn, Coral Browne, and James Villiers, but reserves most of his praise for O ' Toole, saying his performance is of " such intensity that it may trouble sleep as surely as it will haunt memory.

He is thought to be based on Alastair Graham ( whose name was mistakenly substituted for Sebastian's several times in the original manuscript ), Hugh Patrick Lygon and Stephen Tennant.

Alastair John Campbell ( born 25 May 1957 ) is a British journalist, broadcaster, political aide and author, best known for his work as Director of Communications and Strategy for Prime Minister Tony Blair between 1997 and 2003.

The float glass process is also known as the Pilkington process, named after the British glass manufacturer Pilkington, which pioneered the technique ( invented by Sir Alastair Pilkington ) in the 1950s.

The new facility is part of the overall redevelopment of OVC and the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, said president Alastair Summerlee.

Much of the song is sung in the 1951 film classic Scrooge, starring Alastair Sim.

* Rockhopper IV is the name of a spaceship in Alastair Reynolds's 2005 science fiction novel, Pushing Ice.

According to Emir Rodríguez Monegal and Alastair Reid, Menard is in part " a caricature of Stéphane Mallarmé and Paul Valéry … or Miguel de Unamuno and Enrique Larreta ".