Expropriation brought into its hands about one-third of the urban space in the national-capital region (a rough square around Ottawa-Hull).

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For American society as a whole, and for the rest of the world, there is the reassuring paradox that the world's strongest power has become a society that now elevates for admiration not square-chinned rough riders, but victims.

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Ganguly brought up the 150 with a bold square drive for four as the relatively ineffective Kaneria pitched in the rough, then cut a short googly for four more next ball.

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The glowing orange carpet that once blanketed the floors in vibrant contrast to the rough gray concrete has been reproduced from a surviving two-inch square.

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