For all its lilting mandolin lines and rich vocal interplay (Chris and Thomas are nothing if not born to sing simultaneously), there's an unnerving underbelly to "Take These Thoughts, " from the opening line ("And all I want is all that you possess") to the chilling last.

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Why should U.S. citizens get a benefit not from education or hard work but from something they had nothing to do with -- where they were born?

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"As well as being fairer to those who inherit assets, this reform would also benefit those born with nothing, through a beefed-up Child Trust Fund, " said Mr Maxwell.

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Mr Willetts, born in 1956, is too prudent to answer categorically, but his arguments suggest that if nothing else they are certainly a careless one.

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"Nothing too strenuous", stresses the Kent-born forward, emphasising the need to conserve energy ahead of the biggest competition of her career.

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The researchers said uncertainty remained about suggestions repeated ultrasound exposure was linked to an increase in the number of left-handed babies born, but said the connection could be "nothing more than chance".

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