Using a base-20 counting system (ours is base 10) and zero, they easily calculated thousands of dates, some noting the existence of millions of years.

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That final elevation allowed the back of our long sofa to meet the base of the apartment's original 20-foot-high studio window, which continues up to the second level.

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The user base is growing at 20% with the monthly unique log-ins growing at 47%.

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By minimising the gender gap among its working-class base, the National Front could claim the support of over 20% of the overall electorate, according to Ms Mayer.

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With base layers, mid-layers, oilskins, boots, gloves, hats and scarves, it takes a good 20 minutes to get kitted up to go up on deck.

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After 20 years in the service, retirees are entitled to a pension worth half their base pay and low-cost health insurance, but that rarely provides enough compensation for most to stop working.

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