'_GE Struggling_JJ dentists_NN2 '_GE pull_VV0 more_DAR teeth_NN2 By_II David_NP1 Fletcher_NP1 Health_NN1 Services_NN2 Correspondent_NN1 DENTISTS_NN2 are_VBR pulling_VVG out_RP patients_NN2 '_GE teeth_NN2 unnecessarily_RR as_CSA they_PPHS2 struggle_VV0 to_TO maintain_VVI living_NN1 standards_NN2 under_II a_AT1 new_JJ Government_NN1 contract_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 survey_NN1 showed_VVD yesterday_RT ._. 
Two_MC out_II21 of_II22 three_MC dentists_NN2 said_VVD they_PPHS2 had_VHD extracted_VVN teeth_NN2 that_CST they_PPHS2 might_VM have_VHI filled_VVN before_II the_AT contract_NN1 was_VBDZ introduced_VVN ._. 
More_DAR than_CSN half_DB said_VVD their_APPGE pay_NN1 last_MD year_NNT1 had_VHD not_XX increased_VVN ,_, or_CC even_RR fell_VVD ._. 
The_AT survey_NN1 of_IO 866_MC dentists_NN2 in_II the_AT dental_JJ journal_NN1 The_AT Probe_NN1 ,_, says_VVZ :_: '_" When_RRQ dentists_NN2 were_VBDR asked_VVN whether_CSW they_PPHS2 had_VHD extracted_VVN ,_, or_CC referred_VVN for_IF extraction_NN1 ,_, any_DD teeth_NN2 which_DDQ they_PPHS2 might_VM not_XX have_VHI done_VDN before_II the_AT introduction_NN1 of_IO the_AT 1990_MC contract_NN1 ,_, 61_MC per_NNU21 cent_NNU22 said_VVD they_PPHS2 had_VHD ,_, while_CS nearly_RR 37_MC per_NNU21 cent_NNU22 said_VVD they_PPHS2 had_VHD not_XX ._. 
'_GE Mr_NNB Jeremy_NP1 Cowan_NP1 ,_, journal_NN1 editor_NN1 ,_, said_VVD the_AT contract_NN1 's_GE practical_JJ effect_NN1 was_VBDZ to_TO reduce_VVI preventive_JJ dentistry_NN1 in_II31 favour_II32 of_II33 more_DAR extractions_NN2 ._. 
The_AT conclusions_NN2 were_VBDR challenged_VVN by_II Mr_NNB Joe_NP1 Rich_NP1 ,_, chairman_NN1 of_IO the_AT British_JJ Dental_JJ Association_NN1 's_GE General_JJ Dental_JJ Services_NN2 Committee_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS said_VVD it_PPH1 was_58 '_GE probably_RR true_JJ '_GE that_DD1 more_DAR teeth_NN2 were_VBDR being_VBG extracted_VVN because_CS dentists_NN2 were_VBDR seeing_VVG more_DAR patients_NN2 ._. 
Dentists_NN2 had_VHD no_AT financial_JJ incentive_NN1 to_TO extract_VVI teeth_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
The_AT extraction_NN1 fee_NN1 was_VBDZ 9_MC but_CCB the_AT filling_NN1 fee_NN1 could_VM be_VBI '_GE almost_RR anything_PN1 '_GE depending_II21 on_II22 the_AT work_NN1 needed_VVD ._. 
Mr_NNB Rich_NP1 said_VVD many_DA2 dentists_NN2 were_VBDR concerned_JJ that_CST not_XX enough_DD money_NN1 was_VBDZ being_VBG made_VVN available_JJ by_II the_AT Government_NN1 to_TO implement_VVI the_AT contract_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 had_VHD approached_VVN Mrs_NNB Bottomley_NP1 ,_, Health_NN1 Secretary_NN1 ,_, to_TO arrange_VVI a_AT1 meeting_NN1 ._. 
Misconduct_NN1 case_NN1 GP_NN1 to_TO appeal_VVI Dr_NNB Robert_NP1 Jones_NP1 ,_, the_AT Essex_NP1 general_JJ practitioner_NN1 suspended_VVN for_IF eight_MC months_NNT2 for_IF serious_JJ professional_JJ misconduct_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ to_TO appeal_VVI against_II his_APPGE conviction_NN1 ._. 
Dr_NNB Jones_NP1 ,_, of_IO Coggeshall_NP1 ,_, was_VBDZ found_VVN guilty_JJ by_II the_AT General_JJ Medical_JJ Council_NN1 last_MD month_NNT1 ,_, which_DDQ heard_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 failed_VVD to_TO detect_VVI a_AT1 serious_JJ case_NN1 of_IO appendicitis_NN1 ,_, prescribing_VVG instead_RR indigestion_NN1 and_CC ulcer_NN1 tablets_NN2 ._. 
'_GE The_AT NHS_NP1 is_VBZ not_XX for_IF sale_NN1 '_GE Virginia_NP1 Bottomley_NP1 talks_NN2 to_II George_NP1 Jones_NP1 in_II her_APPGE first_MD interview_NN1 since_II joining_VVG the_AT Cabinet_NN1 By_II GEORGE_NP1 JONES_NP1 THE_AT NEW_JJ Health_NN1 Secretary_NN1 ,_, Mrs_NNB Virginia_NP1 Bottomley_NP1 ,_, set_VVD herself_PPX1 an_AT1 ambitious_JJ target_NN1 yesterday_RT to_TO '_" take_VVI the_AT politics_NN1 '_GE out_II21 of_II22 the_AT National_JJ Health_NN1 Service_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB her_APPGE desire_NN1 to_TO provide_VVI a_AT1 period_NN1 of_IO stability_NN1 for_IF nearly_RR one_MC1 million_NNO people_NN employed_VVN by_II the_AT NHS_NP1 is_VBZ coupled_VVN with_IW a_AT1 fierce_JJ determination_NN1 to_TO maintain_VVI the_AT momentum_NN1 of_IO reform_NN1 ,_, with_IW the_AT overwhelming_JJ majority_NN1 of_IO hospitals_NN2 becoming_VVG self-governing_JJ trusts_NN2 by_II the_AT mid-1990s_MC2 ._. 
Labour_NN1 sought_VVD to_TO turn_VVI the_AT general_JJ election_NN1 into_II a_AT1 referendum_NN1 on_II the_AT NHS_NP1 ,_, asking_VVG voters_NN2 for_IF a_AT1 mandate_NN1 to_TO reverse_VVI the_AT changes_NN2 ._. 
Mrs_NNB Bottomley_NP1 is_VBZ convinced_VVN the_AT Tory_JJ victory_NN1 provides_VVZ the_AT opportunity_NN1 to_TO entrench_VVI the_AT reforms_NN2 and_CC to_TO give_VVI doctors_NN2 ,_, nurses_NN2 and_CC managers_NN2 the_AT confidence_NN1 to_TO make_VVI them_PPHO2 work_VVI ._. 
In_II her_APPGE first_MD full_JJ interview_NN1 since_II being_VBG appointed_VVN Health_NN1 Secretary_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 said_VVD the_AT election_NN1 result_NN1 ,_, and_CC Mr_NNB Major_NP1 's_GE unequivocal_JJ commitment_NN1 to_II the_AT NHS_NP1 ,_, had_VHD finally_RR '_GE nailed_VVN the_AT lie_NN1 '_GE about_II privatisation_NN1 of_IO health_NN1 care_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT NHS_NP1 is_VBZ not_XX for_IF profit_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ not_XX for_IF sale_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 will_VM continue_VVI to_TO be_VBI true_JJ to_II its_APPGE founding_JJ principles_NN2 ,_, available_JJ to_II all_DB and_CC free_JJ at_II the_AT point_NN1 of_IO delivery_NN1 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 recalled_VVD a_AT1 promise_NN1 made_VVN by_II Mr_NNB Major_NP1 when_RRQ he_PPHS1 became_VVD Prime_JJ Minister_NN1 :_: that_CST he_PPHS1 would_VM work_VVI for_IF a_AT1 nation_NN1 at_II ease_NN1 with_IW itself_PPX1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO see_VVI a_AT1 health_NN1 service_NN1 at_II ease_NN1 with_IW itself_PPX1 optimistic_JJ and_CC confident_JJ about_II its_APPGE essential_JJ work_NN1 ._. 
Health_NN1 is_VBZ something_PN1 which_DDQ touches_VVZ every_AT1 individual_JJ and_CC family_NN1 in_II the_AT country_NN1 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_GE But_CCB there_EX must_VM be_VBI changes_NN2 ._. 
An_AT1 organisation_NN1 that_CST does_VDZ n't_XX change_VVI fossilises_NN2 ._. 
Health_NN1 needs_VVZ to_TO develop_VVI and_CC alter_VVI ._. 
'_GE By_II next_MD year_NNT1 ,_, she_PPHS1 is_VBZ confident_JJ that_CST two_MC thirds_MF of_IO hospitals_NN2 will_VM have_VHI become_VVN self-governing_JJ trusts_NN2 within_II the_AT NHS_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 pledged_VVD that_CST the_AT Government_NN1 would_VM safeguard_VVI those_DD2 that_CST did_VDD not_XX opt_VVI for_IF trust_NN1 status_NN1 ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 expected_VVD this_DD1 to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 minority_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Government_NN1 will_VM also_RR encourage_VVI more_DAR family_NN1 doctors_NN2 to_TO hold_VVI budgets_NN2 to_TO '_" buy_VVI '_GE services_NN2 for_IF patients_NN2 ,_, and_CC is_VBZ looking_VVG at_II ways_NN2 to_TO enable_VVI smaller_JJR practices_NN2 to_TO team_VVI up_RP to_TO secure_VVI the_AT advantages_NN2 of_IO fund_NN1 holding_VVG ._. 
The_AT election_NN1 result_NN1 has_VHZ given_VVN the_AT Conservatives_NN2 five_MC years_NNT2 in_II which_DDQ to_TO press_VVI ahead_RL with_IW the_AT changes_NN2 ._. 
Most_DAT people_NN are_VBR likely_JJ to_TO judge_VVI the_AT reforms_NN2 on_II how_RGQ long_RR they_PPHS2 have_VH0 to_TO wait_VVI for_IF treatment_NN1 the_AT issue_NN1 behind_II the_AT '_GE Jennifer_NP1 's_GE ear_NN1 '_GE controversy_NN1 during_II the_AT election_NN1 campaign_NN1 ._. 
Mrs_NNB Bottomley_NP1 stressed_VVD her_APPGE commitment_NN1 to_II the_AT Patient_NN1 's_GE Charter_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ has_VHZ already_RR eliminated_VVN almost_RR all_DB waits_NN2 of_IO more_DAR than_CSN two_MC years_NNT2 for_IF NHS_NP1 operations_NN2 ._. 
The_AT next_MD step_NN1 is_VBZ to_TO ensure_VVI that_DD1 ,_, from_II March_NPM1 ,_, no_PN121 one_PN122 should_VM have_VHI to_TO wait_VVI more_DAR than_CSN 18_MC months_NNT2 for_IF a_AT1 hip_NN1 or_CC knee_NN1 replacement_NN1 or_CC a_AT1 cataract_NN1 operation_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 national_JJ standard_NN1 will_VM also_RR be_VBI set_VVN for_IF outpatient_NN1 waiting_VVG times_NNT2 ._. 
Mrs_NNB Bottomley_NP1 's_GE first_MD big_JJ test_NN1 as_CSA Health_NN1 Secretary_NN1 will_VM come_VVI this_DD1 summer_NNT1 with_IW the_AT annual_JJ public_NN1 spending_VVG round_RP ,_, which_DDQ will_VM be_VBI conducted_VVN against_II a_AT1 background_NN1 of_IO concern_NN1 over_II high_JJ Government_NN1 borrowing_NN1 and_CC pressure_NN1 from_II the_AT Tory_JJ Right_NN1 for_IF public_JJ spending_NN1 cuts_NN2 ._. 
The_AT Conservative_JJ manifesto_NN1 contained_VVD a_AT1 commitment_NN1 to_TO increase_VVI ,_, year_NNT1 by_II year_NNT1 ,_, the_AT level_NN1 of_IO '_GE real_JJ resources_NN2 '_GE committed_JJ to_II the_AT NHS_NP1 though_CS it_PPH1 put_VVD no_AT figure_NN1 on_II the_AT extra_JJ money_NN1 to_TO be_VBI allocated_VVN ._. 
Mrs_NNB Bottomley_NP1 ,_, representing_JJ '_GE caring_JJ Conservatism_NN1 '_GE ,_, will_VM face_VVI Mr_NNB Michael_NP1 Portillo_NP1 ,_, the_AT new_JJ Treasury_NN1 Chief_NN1 Secretary_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS is_VBZ equally_RR keen_JJ to_TO establish_VVI his_APPGE Right-wing_JJ credentials_NN2 by_II demonstrating_VVG he_PPHS1 can_VM keep_VVI keep_VV0 a_AT1 tight_JJ grip_NN1 on_II the_AT public_JJ purse_NN1 strings_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 acknowledged_VVD that_CST there_EX could_VM be_VBI difficult_JJ times_NNT2 ahead_RL ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 will_VM always_RR be_VBI the_AT case_NN1 that_CST the_AT holder_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE office_NN1 will_VM need_VVI to_TO fight_VVI the_AT corner_NN1 of_IO the_AT health_NN1 service_NN1 and_CC there_EX will_VM always_RR ,_, inevitably_RR ,_, be_VBI more_DAR than_CSN we_PPIS2 can_VM do_VDI ._. 
'_GE But_CCB she_PPHS1 stressed_VVD there_EX would_VM be_VBI no_AT let-up_NN1 in_II the_AT search_NN1 for_IF greater_JJR efficiency_NN1 ._. 
As_II31 well_II32 as_II33 fighting_VVG for_IF more_DAR money_NN1 ,_, her_APPGE task_NN1 was_VBDZ to_TO ensure_VVI that_DD1 '_VBZ every_AT1 last_MD pound_NN1 '_GE was_VBDZ spent_VVN as_RG effectively_RR as_CSA it_PPH1 could_VM be_VBI ._. 
Her_APPGE priorities_NN2 include_VV0 giving_VVG more_DAR encouragement_NN1 to_TO medical_JJ research_NN1 ;_; emphasis_NN1 on_II preventive_JJ health_NN1 to_TO make_VVI the_AT NHS_NP1 a_AT1 '_GE health_NN1 as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 a_AT1 sickness_NN1 service_NN1 '_GE ,_, with_IW the_AT publication_NN1 shortly_RR of_IO new_JJ national_JJ targets_NN2 for_IF reducing_VVG deaths_NN2 from_II heart_NN1 disease_NN1 and_CC cancers_NN2 ;_; and_CC pressing_VVG ahead_RL with_IW care_NN1 in_II the_AT community_NN1 ._. 
As_II a_AT1 former_DA psychiatric_JJ social_JJ worker_NN1 ,_, Mrs_NNB Bottomley_NP1 is_VBZ determined_VVN to_TO improve_VVI standards_NN2 of_IO care_NN1 for_IF mentally_RR ill_JJ and_CC handicapped_JJ people_NN ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 is_VBZ not_XX acceptable_JJ to_TO have_VHI people_NN who_PNQS require_VV0 a_AT1 home_NN1 confined_VVN to_II long-stay_JJ institutions_NN2 when_CS they_PPHS2 could_VM be_VBI in_II more_RGR domestic_JJ settings_NN2 ._. 
That_DD1 is_VBZ a_AT1 real_JJ challenge_NN1 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
Mrs_NNB Bottomley_NP1 's_GE rise_NN1 to_II the_AT top_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN swift_JJ ,_, with_IW only_RR four_MC years_NNT2 between_II her_APPGE first_MD ministerial_JJ post_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 seat_NN1 at_II the_AT Cabinet_NN1 table_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 bridles_VVZ at_II suggestions_NN2 that_CST the_AT inclusion_NN1 of_IO two_MC women_NN2 Mrs_NNB Gillian_NP1 Shephard_NP1 at_II the_AT Department_NN1 of_IO Employment_NN1 and_CC herself_PPX1 has_VHZ excluded_VVN more_RGR able_JJ men_NN2 from_II the_AT Cabinet_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Prime_JJ Ministers_NN2 always_RR have_VH0 to_TO consider_VVI balance_NN1 in_II the_AT Cabinet_NN1 and_CC at_RR21 least_RR22 we_PPIS2 now_RT have_VH0 the_AT same_DA number_NN1 of_IO women_NN2 as_CSA old_JJ Etonians_NN2 in_II John_NP1 Major_NP1 's_GE team_NN1 ,_, '_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
Friday_NPD1 Matters_NN2 :_: Marital_JJ strife_NN1 comes_VVZ out_RP in_II the_AT wash_NN1 By_II SUZANNE_NP1 LOWRY_NP1 FRENCH_JJ magazines_NN2 love_VV0 telling_VVG their_APPGE women_NN2 readers_NN2 that_CST while_CS French_JJ lovers_NN2 may_VM be_VBI romantic_JJ ,_, French_JJ husbands_NN2 are_VBR scruffy_JJ ,_, barely_RR domesticated_JJ louts_NN2 who_PNQS do_VD0 n't_XX clean_VVI their_APPGE teeth_NN2 ,_, do_VD0 n't_XX shave_VVI at_II weekends_NNT2 and_CC wo_VM n't_XX use_VVI deodorants_NN2 ._. 
The_AT direst_JJT accusations_NN2 always_RR seem_VV0 to_II centre_NN1 on_II husbandly_RR refusal_NN1 to_TO wash_VVI or_CC change_VVI underwear_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 tendency_NN1 to_TO wear_VVI socks_NN2 in_II bed_NN1 ._. 
If_CS there_EX is_VBZ any_DD truth_NN1 in_II this_DD1 colourful_JJ myth_NN1 ,_, how_RRQ do_VD0 the_AT women_NN2 stand_VVI it_PPH1 ?_? 
How_RRQ about_II their_APPGE own_DA standards_NN2 ?_? 
The_AT French_NN1 ,_, notoriously_RR obsessed_JJ with_IW appearances_NN2 ,_, are_VBR disinclined_JJ to_TO wash_VVI their_APPGE dirty_JJ linen_NN1 in_RR21 public_RR22 ._. 
But_CCB sociologist_NN1 Jean-Claude_NP1 Kausmann_NP1 has_VHZ found_VVN out_RP what_DDQ they_PPHS2 are_VBR doing_VDG with_IW it_PPH1 in_RR21 private_RR22 in_II a_AT1 major_JJ piece_NN1 of_IO research_NN1 that_CST takes_VVZ the_AT lid_NN1 off_II the_AT French_JJ marital_JJ laundry_NN1 basket_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 has_VHZ definitively_RR discovered_VVN what_DDQ happens_VVZ to_II socks_NN2 and_CC underwear_NN1 once_CS the_AT wearers_NN2 have_VH0 been_VBN persuaded_VVN to_TO shed_VVI them_PPHO2 ,_, how_RRQ co-habiting_JJ men_NN2 and_CC women_NN2 care_VV0 for_IF their_APPGE most_RGT intimate_JJ garments_NN2 ,_, and_CC how_RRQ couples_NN2 come_VV0 to_II joint_JJ terms_NN2 with_IW the_AT washing_NN1 machine_NN1 or_CC fail_VV0 to_TO ._. 
His_APPGE two-year_JJ study_NN1 of_IO 20_MC couples_NN2 reveals_VVZ that_CST the_AT humble_JJ ,_, often_RR smelly_JJ male_JJ sock_NN1 is_VBZ indeed_RR at_II the_AT centre_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 secret_JJ linen_NN1 war_NN1 being_VBG waged_VVN up_RP and_CC down_RP the_AT land_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT sock_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 highly_RR sensitive_JJ conjugal_JJ object_NN1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 declares_VVZ in_II La_NP1 Trame_NP1 Conjugale_NP1 (_( a_AT1 cunning_JJ title_NN1 ;_; la_FU trame_NN1 means_VVZ framework_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 can_VM also_RR mean_VVI linen_NN1 )_) ._. 
Socks_NN2 are_VBR often_RR at_II the_AT centre_NN1 of_IO the_AT mini-wars_NN2 at_II which_DDQ couples_NN2 engage_VV0 ._. 
For_REX21 instance_REX22 ,_, one_MC1 of_IO the_AT bitterest_JJT reproaches_NN2 from_II a_AT1 wife_NN1 to_II an_AT1 untidy_JJ husband_NN1 is_VBZ :_: '_" You_PPY might_VM at_RR21 least_RR22 put_VVI away_RL your_APPGE socks_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Socks_NN2 smell_VV0 and_CC get_VV0 lost_JJ ._. 
They_PPHS2 are_VBR also_RR slightly_RR ridiculous_JJ and_CC can_VM turn_VVI anger_NN1 and_CC tears_NN2 to_II laughter_NN1 very_RG quickly_RR ._. 
But_CCB beware_VV0 ,_, says_VVZ Kausmann_NP1 ._. 
This_DD1 laughter_NN1 may_VM not_XX be_VBI a_AT1 safety_NN1 valve_NN1 reducing_VVG tension_NN1 ,_, but_CCB a_AT1 device_NN1 to_TO conceal_VVI an_AT1 urge_NN1 to_II violence_NN1 ._. 
Kausmann_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX a_AT1 fetishist_NN1 and_CC is_VBZ much_RR more_RGR interested_JJ in_II the_AT couple_NN1 's_GE relationship_NN1 than_CSN in_II the_AT efficiency_NN1 of_IO soap_NN1 powder_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 believes_VVZ that_DD1 linen_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT ideal_JJ instrument_NN1 by_II which_DDQ to_TO probe_VVI the_AT hidden_JJ depths_NN2 of_IO marital_JJ life_NN1 ._. 
Linen_NN1 '_GE is_VBZ everywhere_RL ,_, all_DB the_AT time_NNT1 ,_, stuck_VVN to_II the_AT couple_NN1 like_II their_APPGE skin_NN1 '_GE ,_, he_PPHS1 writes_VVZ ._. 
It_PPH1 is_58 '_GE a_AT1 reminder_NN1 of_IO the_AT feminine_JJ role_NN1 modified_VVN by_II ideas_NN2 of_IO equality_NN1 '_GE ._. 
It_PPH1 symbolises_VVZ the_AT subjugation_NN1 of_IO the_AT individual_NN1 to_II the_AT joint_JJ personality_NN1 ._. 
At_II all_DB times_NNT2 ,_, he_PPHS1 claims_VVZ ,_, linen_NN1 bears_VVZ the_AT traces_NN2 of_IO the_AT war_NN1 between_II the_AT partners_NN2 ._. 
Dirty_JJ washing_NN1 makes_VVZ an_AT1 equal_JJ division_NN1 of_IO tasks_NN2 impossible_JJ ,_, even_RR for_IF those_DD2 couples_NN2 who_PNQS wish_VV0 to_TO achieve_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
Kausmann_VV0 shows_NN2 how_RRQ far_RR we_PPIS2 have_VH0 come_VVN from_II the_AT 19th_MD century_NNT1 ,_, when_CS a_AT1 girl_NN1 's_GE linen_NN1 box_NN1 ,_, full_JJ of_IO beautifully_RR embroidered_VVN monogrammed_JJ sheets_NN2 ,_, was_VBDZ part_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE dowry_NN1 ._. 
(_( Shreds_NN2 of_IO these_DD2 hoards_NN2 can_VM now_RT be_VBI picked_VVN over_RP in_II provincial_JJ brocante_NN1 shops_NN2 ,_, brave_JJ remnants_NN2 of_IO another_DD1 ,_, more_RGR confident_JJ age_NN1 ._. )_) 
Such_DA brides_NN2 had_VHD cared_VVN for_IF their_APPGE treasure_NN1 ._. 
These_DD2 days_NNT2 laundry_NN1 should_VM be_VBI easier_JJR thanks_NN2 to_II machines_NN2 ._. 
Even_RR a_AT1 man_NN1 can_VM do_VDI it_PPH1 ._. 
Ironing_NN1 is_VBZ another_DD1 matter_NN1 ._. 
Given_CS21 that_CS22 Paris_NP1 shop_NN1 windows_NN2 are_VBR piled_VVN with_IW ever_RR more_RGR beautiful_JJ bed_NN1 and_CC table_NN1 linen_NN1 ,_, there_EX must_VM be_VBI plenty_PN of_IO that_DD1 to_TO do_VDI ._. 
Young_JJ bourgeois_JJ wives_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 am_VBM told_VVN ,_, solved_VVN the_AT problem_NN1 by_II heaving_VVG the_AT basket_NN1 home_RL to_II mother_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS is_VBZ still_RR likely_JJ to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 bonne_NN1 to_TO wash_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
Some_DD of_IO Kausmann_NP1 's_GE female_JJ subjects_NN2 did_VDD likewise_RR ,_, others_NN2 actually_RR liked_VVN washing_NN1 ;_; some_DD even_RR ironed_VVN socks_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB most_DAT others_NN2 were_VBDR desperate_JJ to_TO avoid_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
One_PN1 was_VBDZ even_RR teaching_VVG her_APPGE husband_NN1 to_TO do_VDI it_PPH1 ._. 
Some_DD women_NN2 in_II the_AT study_NN1 were_VBDR obsessional_JJ about_II cleanliness_NN1 and_CC tidiness_NN1 ._. 
One_PN1 insisted_VVD on_II cleanliness_NN1 but_CCB did_VDD n't_XX care_VVI about_II tidiness_NN1 ,_, while_CS her_APPGE husband_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX care_VVI about_II cleanliness_NN1 but_CCB was_VBDZ fanatical_JJ about_II tidiness_NN1 ._. 
Sabine_JJ begins_VVZ the_AT day_NNT1 by_II making_VVG her_APPGE husband_NN1 look_NN1 at_II a_AT1 pile_NN1 of_IO dirty_JJ washing_NN1 by_II the_AT bed_NN1 ._. 
Anne-Sophie_NP1 ,_, on_II the_AT other_JJ hand_NN1 ,_, lives_VVZ a_AT1 life_NN1 wracked_VVN by_II doubt_NN1 because_CS she_PPHS1 can_VM never_RR decide_VVI whether_CSW a_AT1 garment_NN1 is_VBZ dirty_JJ or_CC not_XX ._. 
Each_DD1 time_NNT1 she_PPHS1 tries_VVZ to_TO judge_VVI she_PPHS1 suffers_58 '_GE a_AT1 feeling_NN1 of_IO agitation_NN1 and_CC indeed_RR anguish_NN1 '_GE ._. 
Her_APPGE chief_JJ horror_NN1 is_VBZ to_TO have_VHI clothes_NN2 lying_VVG around_RP that_CST are_VBR neither_RR one_MC1 thing_NN1 nor_CC the_AT other_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 inspects_VVZ the_AT scene_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 smells_VVZ the_AT garment_NN1 ._. 
Eventually_RR she_PPHS1 puts_VVZ it_PPH1 away_RL ,_, deciding_VVG not_XX to_TO wash_VVI it_PPH1 because_CS she_PPHS1 hates_VVZ ironing_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB the_AT malaise_NN1 persists_VVZ and_CC all_DB day_NNT1 she_PPHS1 feels_NN2% '_GE destabilised_JJ '_GE ._. 
One_MC1 of_IO the_AT most_RGT vexing_JJ problems_NN2 is_VBZ when_RRQ and_CC how_RRQ to_TO mingle_VVI the_AT male_NN1 and_CC female_JJ laundry_NN1 ._. 
Some_DD couples_NN2 mix_VV0 it_PPH1 ,_, some_DD do_VD0 n't_XX ._. 
One_MC1 couple_NN1 ,_, alas_UH ,_, put_VVD too_RG much_DA1 strain_NN1 on_II their_APPGE new_JJ relationship_NN1 by_II buying_VVG a_AT1 washing_NN1 machine_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB then_RT they_PPHS2 could_VM n't_XX bear_VVI the_AT clothes_NN2 to_TO go_VVI in_RP together_RL ._. 
They_PPHS2 tried_VVD having_VHG two_MC machines_NN2 but_CCB never_RR had_VHD enough_DD laundry_NN1 to_TO justify_VVI running_VVG them_PPHO2 both_DB2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 could_VM reach_VVI no_AT sane_JJ accommodation_NN1 about_II sharing_VVG and_CC are_VBR ,_, Kausmann_NP1 reports_VVZ ,_, no_RR21 longer_RR22 together_RL ._. 
Other_JJ families_NN2 also_RR experience_VV0 other_JJ territorial_JJ difficulties_NN2 ._. 
Elaine_NP1 can_VM not_XX bear_VVI the_AT thought_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE husband_NN1 using_VVG her_APPGE handkerchief_NN1 ._. 
While_CS Sabine_JJ sees_VVZ no_AT need_NN1 to_TO wash_VVI table_NN1 napkins_NN2 after_II one_MC1 party_NN1 :_: '_" That_DD1 would_VM be_VBI stupid_JJ ._. 
They_PPHS2 are_VBR not_XX dirty_RR because_CS people_NN have_VH0 spat_VVN on_II them_PPHO2 once_RR ._. 
'_GE Leon_NP1 and_CC Madelaine_NP1 ,_, meanwhile_RR ,_, have_VH0 chairs_NN2 on_II either_DD1 side_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE bed_NN1 on_II which_DDQ to_TO put_VVI their_APPGE respective_JJ clothes_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 pile_VV0 up_RP ._. 
Madelaine_NN1 refuses_VVZ to_TO put_VVI Leon_NP1 's_VBZ away_RL ._. 
This_DD1 bothers_VVZ him_PPHO1 deep_RR down_RP ._. 
He_PPHS1 believes_VVZ it_PPH1 is_VBZ her_APPGE job_NN1 ._. 
Out_RP loud_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 complains_VVZ about_II the_AT pile_NN1 on_II her_APPGE chair_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 resents_VVZ this_DD1 ._. 
When_RRQ tasks_NN2 are_VBR shared_VVN ,_, it_PPH1 can_VM be_VBI even_RR worse_JJR :_: Anne_NP1 and_CC Pat_NP1 both_RR do_VD0 the_AT laundry_NN1 but_CCB have_VH0 waged_VVN a_AT1 nine-year_JJ guerrilla_NN1 war_NN1 over_II the_AT temperature_NN1 of_IO the_AT water_NN1 in_II the_AT machine_NN1 ._. 
Anne_NP1 wants_VVZ it_PPH1 at_II 30_MC degrees_NN2 ,_, Pat_NP1 at_II 60_MC degrees_NN2 ._. 
The_AT dispute_NN1 now_RT '_GE rules_NN2 their_APPGE existence_NN1 '_GE ._. 
Although_CS they_PPHS2 rarely_RR speak_VV0 about_II it_PPH1 ._. 
Pat_NP1 puts_VVZ his_APPGE work_NN1 clothes_NN2 aside_RL ,_, so_CS he_PPHS1 can_VM wash_VVI them_PPHO2 at_II 60_MC degrees_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB Anne_NP1 then_RT does_VDZ them_PPHO2 at_II 30_MC degrees_NN2 ._. 
After_CS she_PPHS1 has_VHZ washed_VVN ,_, dried_JJ and_CC ironed_VVN the_AT clothes_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 quietly_RR puts_VVZ them_PPHO2 all_DB back_RP in_II the_AT machine_NN1 at_II 60_MC degrees_NN2 ._. 
Jean-Claude_NP1 Kausmann_NP1 does_VDZ n't_XX get_VVI involved_JJ in_II laundering_VVG in_II his_APPGE own_DA home_NN1 but_CCB he_PPHS1 does_VDZ do_VDI all_DB the_AT shopping_NN1 and_CC cooking_NN1 ._. 
And_CC far_RR from_II showing_VVG that_CST the_AT couple_NN1 is_VBZ going_VVG out_II21 of_II22 fashion_NN1 in_II France_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 feels_VVZ his_APPGE research_VVI demonstrates_VVZ that_CST it_PPH1 is_VBZ still_RR at_II the_AT centre_NN1 of_IO people_NN 's_GE dreams_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ just_RR more_RRR and_CC more_RGR complex_JJ and_CC difficult_JJ to_TO achieve_VVI the_AT right_JJ water_NN1 temperature_NN1 ._. 
Friday_NPD1 Matters_NN2 :_: CALLED_VVN TO_TO ORDER_VVI SUE_NP1 BELGROVE_NP1 had_VHD to_TO tackle_VVI a_AT1 wilderness_NN1 when_CS she_PPHS1 married_VVD a_AT1 farmer_NN1 and_CC moved_VVD into_II his_APPGE 350-year-old_JJ cottage_NN1 on_II the_AT borders_NN2 of_IO Oxfordshire_NP1 and_CC Buckinghamshire_NP1 ._. 
Mrs_NNB Belgrove_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 32-year-old_JJ agricultural_JJ graduate_NN1 ,_, started_VVN by_II hacking_VVG down_RP trees_NN2 and_CC giant_JJ weeds_NN2 ,_, under_II which_DDQ were_VBDR plants_NN2 such_II21 as_II22 sedum_NN1 and_CC aquilegia_NN1 which_DDQ had_VHD been_VBN hidden_VVN since_CS before_CS the_AT First_MD World_NN1 War_NN1 ._. 
Over_II the_AT next_MD four_MC years_NNT2 ,_, she_PPHS1 also_RR dug_VVD a_AT1 wide_JJ herbaceous_JJ border_NN1 down_II one_MC1 side_NN1 for_IF traditional_JJ plants_NN2 such_II21 as_II22 foxgloves_NN2 ,_, bleeding_JJ heart_NN1 and_CC Papaver_NP1 Orientale_NP1 ._. 
During_II this_DD1 time_NNT1 her_APPGE two-year-old_JJ daughter_NN1 died_VVD ._. 
To_TO soothe_VVI her_APPGE grief_NN1 ,_, Mrs_NNB Belgrove_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD just_RR had_VHN a_AT1 little_JJ boy_NN1 ,_, designed_VVD an_AT1 all-white_JJ garden_NN1 beyond_II the_AT lawn_NN1 ._. 
'_GE About_RG 18_MC months_NNT2 later_RRR ,_, my_APPGE mother_NN1 joked_VVD that_CST we_PPIS2 should_VM open_VVI to_II the_AT public_NN1 ._. 
The_AT idea_NN1 stuck_VVN in_II my_APPGE mind_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 contacted_VVD the_AT local_JJ NGS_NP1 organiser_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS suggested_VVD we_PPIS2 open_VV0 the_AT following_JJ year_NNT1 ._. 
After_II that_DD1 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 mad_JJ dash_NN1 to_TO get_VVI ready_JJ ._. 
'_GE The_AT hectic_JJ preparation_NN1 ,_, coupled_VVN with_IW looking_VVG after_II two_MC small_JJ children_NN2 (_( by_II then_RT the_AT Belgroves_NP1 had_VHD had_VHN another_DD1 daughter_NN1 ,_, Alice_NP1 )_) ,_, was_VBDZ worth_II it_PPH1 ._. 
On_II her_APPGE first_MD opening_NN1 day_NNT1 ,_, 300_MC visitors_NN2 made_VVD their_APPGE way_NN1 up_II the_AT farm_NN1 's_GE single-track_JJ drive_NN1 ._. 
Last_MD year_NNT1 ,_, there_EX were_VBDR 400_MC in_II one_MC1 afternoon_NNT1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX plan_VVI to_TO open_VVI more_DAR than_CSN twice_RR a_AT1 year_NNT1 ,_, otherwise_RR you_PPY garden_VV0 with_II41 a_II42 view_II43 to_II44 what_DDQ others_NN2 will_VM think_VVI ._. 
'_GE The_AT Belgroves_NP1 '_GE garden_NN1 is_VBZ open_JJ on_II May_NPM1 3_MC and_CC July_NPM1 12_MC ,_, 2_MC pm-6_MC pm_RA ._. 
