What is the difference between an electric utility and a troop of Boy Scouts in the woods?
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The thieves are a band of Norman mercenaries, including a mysterious warrior who calls himself Harlequin, from the old French word hellequin, meaning a troop of the devil's horsemen.
We talked politics with a Norwegian couple and had our first encounter with a troop of Japanese hikers who would shower us with bows and applause whenever we reunited along the trail.
On day three, a troop of baboons go about their daily grooming and tick-picking tasks with nonchalance, ignoring both the camera-toting hikers and the dollops of yellow foam blowing off the angry sea.
Swift dressed in white top hat, tails, shorts and tall boots during the surreal version of her hummable hit "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" that included a troop of mime clowns and a guy on a tricycle with a flame-thrower attached.
There's the China-doll sheen of Bo Peep, the molded plastic finish of the T-Rex, and a tiny troop of khaki green soldiers, to say nothing of the space-age sleek of Buzz Lightyear.
Performers will include amateur singers, a dancing troop of monks imitating an eight-armed Buddha and a man who can pedal a bicycle with his hands.
From the CBS visitor centre in Bermudian Landing, local village guides lead short nature walks that provide an up-close introduction to a resident troop of black howlers.
According to the newspaper reports, the peace proposal calls for steps to rebuild confidence, including a halt to Israel's settlement activities, a lifting of the blockade on Palestinian areas and a troop withdrawal to positions held before the start of the Palestinian uprising in late September last year.
But my immediate impression of this troop of Kangaroos is a youthful, excitable bunch of mates keen to right the wrongs of their 2008 World Cup failure.
Senator Kennedy's comments came as a poll showed that 61% of Americans opposed a troop increase.
Dannatt is due to step down next year and be replaced by an advocate of a troop surge in Afghanistan, General David Richards, who currently commands British Land Forces.
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The US announcement of a troop surge in Afghanistan, coupled with an exit strategy that becomes operational barely 18 months from now, means that Pakistanis will be under great pressure to dismantle these groups without further delay.
In June 1945, 102 died in a train crash in Assling, south of Munich, when an American troop transport train crashed into a train carrying German prisoners of war.
The BBC's Mark Doyle in Mali says a big international troop build-up is continuing ahead of a probable French-led air and ground offensive on Gao and other desert cities.
But, the sources said, Clinton made clear that she favors a more detailed examination of the mission before a decision on troop levels is made.
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Once a duty-free shop, it's now decorated with flags, unit patches, pins, photos and other items given to the Maine Troop Greeters as a show of appreciation from the many units that have passed through the airport.
One unnamed Chirac advisor is quoted in today's Le Parisien newspaper as wondering whether - in future - it might be an idea for the president to carry out his Bastille Day troop inspection in a type of Pope-mobile, or protected car.
On a recent weekend, he won all three races at a bar in a Chicago suburb, as part of a fundraiser for a Boy Scout troop.
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In exchange for the handover of the villages, Mr Barak wants the Palestinians to postpone negotiations on a further Israeli troop withdrawal from the West Bank until negotiators have reached agreement on the outlines of a final peace treaty.
McCain, the top Republican on the Armed Services Committee and a leading advocate of last year's troop increase, said the United States is no longer "staring into the abyss of defeat" as a result.
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Forty five minutes later, with thunder and lightening all around and the very likely threat of a deluge, we at last manage to co-ordinate our troop of kayaks and get our 10 second line of audio in the can.
In July the Commons defence select committee said a lack of helicopters was undermining UK forces' operations and troop protection in Afghanistan, although their report stopped short of saying soldiers were dying due to a lack of helicopters.
The EOD troop, by way of a controlled explosion, disposed of a quantity of WWII phosphorus grenades.
First off, there's a sort of "lumpiness" to troop deployment, which could increase the cost per soldier.
Now, throughout this period, our troop levels in Afghanistan remained a fraction of what they were in Iraq.
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Every year, my troop supports a local shelter for families of domestic abuse by supplying them with Girl Scout cookies.
Clinton plans a pre-Christmas visit to U.S. troops, and one senator just back from his own trip to the region says he has concluded a continued U.S. troop presence of at least two more years will be required.
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