"A hundred and twenty bucks is a lot, especially for minimum-wage people, " said April Steen, 28, a Lansing nurse who said potholes had bent her rims three times.

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He arrived in New York three years ago bent on seeking his fortune and spurred on by Bluma, his grandmother and best friend.

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However, the Black Cats have an abundance of talent in their ranks, not least of which is their front three of Kenwyne Jones, Bent and Campbell.

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His bent for scientific proof led him to accumulate three decades of small trials proving his therapy worked--and that it could hold its own even against the antidepressants that began to take hold by the late 1980s.

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It was true that quite a few of the sheep seemed to be hobbling on three legs, or half kneeling, their front legs bent at the joint.

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It was looking very ominous for a deflated Spurs side, but they were thrown a lifeline three minutes later when Almunia fumbled Huddlestone's shot and substitute Bent turned in the rebound.

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But Kruger's 4-35 in two rapid spells earlier on day three was evidence that there was still something in a placid pitch for bowlers who bent their backs.

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