Rory Delap's ever-reliable throw-ins presented Stoke with a good chance when the Irishman's long hoist was punched unconvincingly by Cech straight to Etherington, whose goal-bound shot was blocked by Drogba.

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They are no longer so eager to tote a 50-pound pack for a week in the Tetons, nor hoist themselves up icy Mount Rainier in Microsoft's backyard (Al Gore's recent ascent of that peak notwithstanding).

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They were trying to hoist the child -- dressed in the colors of my party's flag -- onto my truck.

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It was then briefly unable to hoist its spinnaker pole until a new halyard could be fixed, and Victory's lead extended considerably.

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The final parade begins with deafening thunderclaps and the air is thick with smoke as group after group of Thais in robes hoist golden shrines into the air covered in more fireworks than you will see on New Year's Eve, anywhere.

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