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The collapse of a British prosecution of two alleged spies for China has sown more distrust throughout U.K. politics and government than Mr. Xi could dream.

Its first seeds were sown nearly a decade ago, in April 2016, after the inquest verdicts.

Barley sown in spring is often sold for making whisky, while winter-sown barley is traditionally used for animal feed and sometimes brewing beer.

"The Israeli entity, which has consistently targeted our stability and sown discord since the fall of the former regime, now seeks once again to turn our sacred land into a theatre of endless chaos."

And they are often followed by a phrase: and “. . .sown the seeds of his undoing.”