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@Oliver Schick
Not true. 'The police announced that they were hoping to make an arrest soon.' There are plenty of other cases where the usage has 'crept' ahead of that old rule. :)
I do agree that it is bad style to be stretching it too far ahead of usage, and, as I said, you're not wrong to pick me up on the Guardian case.
Hm, only managed to get two 'that's into that. Oops, that's
twothree more. :)