Long before, the Roman historian Pliny had speculated that there was another patch of land, to balance those already known.

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Pearson says women will need to balance the convenience of wearing a weekly patch with the possibility of a slightly increased risk of problems.

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To patch up the hole in its balance sheet the Fed would have to beg Congress or the U.S. Treasury for a bailout.

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For some of them the lack of an AMT patch will eliminate the refund or turn it into a balance due.

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When mice with Usher syndrome were injected with the "genetic patch" they grew up able to hear and had no balance problems.

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The latest patch relegates all your past beta characters to a legacy league, tinkers with game balance, and includes an improved score.

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