Warm conditions in the Atlantic and cooler conditions than normal in the Pacific Ocean also have forced the jet stream farther north and created a corridor for newly born hurricanes to move unimpeded from the ocean waters up the Atlantic coast, Liu said.

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It didn't take long for Christie, born in 1730, to move up in class.

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According to an academic paper published recently, people born soon after the second world war were much more likely to move out of their parents' class than those born in later decades.

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United manager Alex Ferguson admitted recently he would like to see Ronaldo return to Old Trafford, but the Madeira-born striker has moved to quell talk of an imminent move by saying he wishes to see out the remainder of his contract at Real, which expires in 2015.

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But the biggest lesson our girls have learned and the one I hope you all learn as you embark on this program is that each of us has the ability to move beyond the circumstances that we were born into.

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Fiji-born Tuqiri, who was also strongly linked with a move to Welsh side Ospreys, switched to rugby union in 2002 and played his Super 14 rugby in New South Wales with the Waratahs.

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The move to set up shop in India was one born of the kind of pioneering spirit that only the promise of profit could inspire.

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The Caerphilly-born playmaker is the latest off the Cardiff production line of players to move to the Premier League following Chris Gunter, Danny Gabbidon, James Collins and Rob Earnshaw into the top league.

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The New Zealand-born back row qualifies for Ireland through his father and believes his move to Headingley will prove his international pedigree.

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One of the big unknowns in China is how Chinese born after economic reforms began in 1978 will respond to government authority as they move into the workforce.

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The Coventry-born playmaker began his career at Derby County, before securing a permanent move to Port Vale, via a loan spell at Carlisle, in May 2000.

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But Hong, who was born in South Korea and came to New York when he was 4, is trying to move fast.

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