Mullen's caveat that he was "speaking personally and for myself alone, " (read, the rest of the Joint Chiefs were not necessarily in accord).

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In a good apartment, alone with a good wine and the lady speaking in our ear, yes.

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This includes vast portions of China and India -- the latter alone has 200 million educated, English-speaking people.

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"Marriage is one of those entities that you have to know going in, it will be hard, but you're not alone, " says Dr. Rozario Slack, speaking to an audience at a couples graduation.

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He once said that all of Europe was speaking German now, but he's not alone in his scepticism.

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And after speaking to his teammates, he realised he was not alone in feeling he was being taken advantage of.

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An estimated 10, 000 Poles live in Wrexham alone, which has prompted the region's police force to consider recruiting Polish-speaking officers.

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Language, geography and history have combined to isolate Brazil from its Spanish-speaking neighbours on the far side of the Amazon rainforest and the Parana basin, let alone from the wider world.

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Grant spent several hours alone in his office and when he left he passed through the crowd that had gathered outside, without speaking.

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While speaking to CNBC, Mr Iger admitted there had been "speculation" about "some stand-alone films" that would not form "part of the overall saga".

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