In the campaign headquarters of Moulod Hamrouche, one of the leading ex-candidates, adrenaline-charged campaign staff manned the phones and faxes beneath blank result-charts, working desperately to pass word of the pull-out to all the campaign offices across Algeria's vast desert hinterland.

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If those returning were stopped by police, they had been given phone numbers of officials who could give the word to let them pass.

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And all 20 drivers took to the track for the parade lap on the proviso they would only pass the start if they got word the chicane was installed.

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From time to time, to keep its word, Congress has had to pass debt ceiling legislation so the government can meet its obligations.

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Students must complete five years of a foreign language, pass six sets of exams and write a 4, 000-word essay.

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Craftspeople pass on their skills to apprentices, and players transmit their skills by word of mouth and demonstration to young people within their community.

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The word in telecom circles is that the bill is too cumbersome to pass.

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But the last word went to Gloucester and Robinson, who picked off another questionable pass - this time from Tom Cheeseman - to score a try he comfortably converted.

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