On my very first trip with my new State FFA officers in 2005, we stopped at an elementary school on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation to ask for directions to the high school.

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And at the stroke of six--when Apple (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) stores were swinging their doors open to hordes of crazed gadget shoppers--a tiny, white-haired old lady wearing a huge pair of sunglasses shuffled up to the counter to ask for directions to the nearby firehouse.

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Reports said the woman, who is married and comes from from Nepal, was on the way to her brother's house from her employer's residence in the up-market Defence Colony neighbourhood when a car carrying the men stopped to ask her for directions and offered to drop her near her home.

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The 750M is perfect for any guy who refuses to ask for directions.

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At that moment, a passer-by stopped to ask for directions and, while he was distracted, the "whole thing just collapsed".

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Every time Abdu rolled down his window to ask someone for directions, the pedestrian would lean down and study our faces.

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Its 54 rooms line a rabbit warren of dark-wood-paneled corridors and spiraling staircases I had to ask the staff for directions on several occasions that give the place an air of rakish glamour.

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Mr. Chan predicted that the next phase of offshore yuan trade would involve "more balanced flow between the mainland and Hong Kong, " with Chinese currency moving in both directions as more Chinese exporters ask to accept yuan in payment for their goods from overseas buyers.

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Obviously, Graham being a man, he won't ask for directions or help with parking, so I'd urge listeners in Great Yarmouth to give us a wide berth on Wednesday, when Graham hopes (tides permitting) to steer a course across Breydon Water to the Berney Arms and along to Reedham.

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