• We live in that world so much these days that it takes an effort to stand back and think once in awhile about what we see in that mirror, and more importantly, what it means.

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  • She was working nights at a restaurant in the Village, then going home to Brooklyn and waking in the dark to put on full makeup and stand in line for early-morning chorus calls back in Manhattan.

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  • And I'm confident that every citizen in Massachusetts today is going to stand back and say -- I don't understand how it is that, in our country, in our democracy, in the United States of America, our governor can't at least even get a hearing.

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  • "Back then we had to stand in line with everyone else, " says partner Jay Hoag.

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  • Thomas was tackled but Bradford's cover still failed to get back in time to prevent stand-off Michael Witt going under the posts.

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  • Early one evening, at that time of day when the apple blossoms release their lovely scent, Diana came out to stand in the back yard.

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  • The New York Times has an interesting article today on two lawyers, both of whom accused Microsoft of squelching competition back in 1998 but now stand on the opposite side of the fence when it comes to Google.

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  • But as I said the other night at my press conference, I'm a big believer in the idea of persistence -- the idea that when the American people put their mind to something and keep at it, without giving up, without turning back, no obstacle can stand in our way, and no dream is beyond our reach.

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  • Thankfully, by the early 1980s, shop owners on Melrose Avenue, in an effort to stand out from retail competitors elsewhere in the city, were bringing neon back to Los Angeles by employing traditional neon signmakers to enliven their storefronts.

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  • If Ken Bates' club were to receive all 15 points back, as things stand they would move up to second in League One and could clinch automatic promotion back to the Championship.

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  • With Congress back in Washington, several factions on both sides of the aisle threaten to stand in the way of reform if their needs are not met.

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  • And it was the home side who exerted the early pressure and only a fine interception by stand-in right back Brian McLean prevented Craig Bryson picking his spot after Kevin Kyle's flick on found the midfielder inside the six-yard box.

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  • After mid-August, NASA and the United Space Alliance will have to stand Discovery back on its end in anticipation of the launch of the third Hubble repair run (planned for October).

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  • Stand-in Saints full-back Tom Armstong's spill proved costly when the Black and Whites went in front on 10 minutes.

    BBC: Hull FC 24-24 St Helens

  • Medium pacer Darren Sammy (2-53) brought his team back in the final session before an unbroken stand of 54 between Shakib-al-Hasan (26 not out) and Mushfiqur Rahim (28 not out) steadied Bangladesh going into the final day.

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  • How far down the charts do these guys stand to slide before they're back in the black?

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  • Among the Lions, Denly and Stephen Moore will look back with pride on their 172-run opening stand in the first innings, while Steven Davies and Adil Rashid also hit half centuries.

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  • The absences forced coach Mick Potter to name rookie debutant Lee Gaskell, 19, at stand-off, with Jon Wilkin back in the side at scrum-half alongside him after a 12-match injury absence.

    BBC: St Helens 20-30 Catalans Dragons

  • Tablet and Ultrabook modes are a given, but users can also flip the tablet 180 degrees and snap it back in to the base, essentially providing a stand for using the device as a slate.

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  • "I wanted to make sure that he knew from the very beginning that my country meant a great deal to me and should the necessity arise for me to go back to live in Burma, he must never try to stand between my country and me, " she says.

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  • The receiver in a lineout must stand two metres back from the lineout.

    BBC: Law changes trial gets go-ahead

  • The cover also locks into place in back to turn the folio into an adjustable stand for optimal viewing and typing.

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  • Mr Grieve said although the Conservatives and Unionists had originally said they would stand in all local constituencies the decision to back an Independent candidate in this constituency is exceptional.

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  • Steve Matai missed the conversion but England got back on track three minutes later when Martin Gleeson, in at stand-off in the absence of the injured Leon Pryce and the rested Danny McGuire, took Burrow's pass from a scrum.

    BBC: England 24-36 New Zealand

  • Kickstand design is clever but maybe not so smart: Microsoft incorporated a swing out angled support piece that allows the tablet to stand in landscape mode and then it folds back into the body when not in use.

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  • Mrs Merkel said the EU budget would "loom large" in the pair's discussions as Britain and Germany had shared interests as net contributors to the EU - and both had to reach a deal with other countries that "will stand up in the court of public opinion back home".

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  • For a moment you could be star-struck with World Cup winners and British Lions in the team, and when you stand back and look at it, it is a massive deal.

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  • That's bad news for the most conservative elements in society, who think the government should stand back from almost every aspect of our lives.

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  • Japan leveled at 2-2 in Moscow as home No. 1 Maria Kirilenko was unable to play due to illness, as Ayumi Morita triumphed 6-4 6-1 against stand-in Elena Vesnina, but Ekatarina Makarova bounced back from her Saturday defeat to beat Kimiko Date-Krumm 6-1 6-1.

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  • The finale's beginning harked back to the openings of the series in its early years, with Jerry doing stand-up to introduce the show.

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