Water levels on the River Severn peaked at Welsh Bridge, Shrewsbury, at lunchtime and at Buildwas during the afternoon.

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"It's like a big, metal, claw-y machine in 'Transformers, '" she said, to much laughter, during a lunchtime gathering at Google's Manhattan offices.

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During a conference call at lunchtime, Bear Stearns Chief Executive AlanSchwartzAlan Schwartz said the firm had retained the investment bank Lazard to help it study strategic alternatives.

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During lunchtime on sunny days, crowds of students grab food at the many small cafes, restaurants or bistros by Metro Saint Michel or Vavin and picnic in the Jardin du Luxembourg.

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"He was a regular bus user and I now need to trace his movements, and those of the boys during the week leading up to the discovery of their bodies at lunchtime yesterday, " he said.

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