They either combine to make a chemical compound or stand alone as they are.

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Mr Stevens died of smoke inhalation when he was trapped alone in the burning building after armed men had stormed the compound.

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Glaxo plans to bring the best one into final-stage trials in thousands of patients within a year, aiming to show that adding the compound to existing regimens can prevent far more heart attacks than cholesterol-lowering drugs alone.

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