Robot soldiers would not commit rape, burn down a village in anger or become erratic decision-makers amid the stress of combat.

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Macdonald, who had been on a community work placement at the Ransomes Europark industrial estate, in Ipswich, tried to burn down a shop and flat above it in Great Yarmouth on 16 September.

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Some soft-impact lasers can nudge objects into a calculated orbit toward Earth so they will be pulled down and burn up in the atmosphere, Schonberg said.

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Nearly three months later he attempted to burn down a shop and flat in Great Yarmouth, Norwich Crown Court heard.

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In an industry known for its legendary burn rates, and for a company that was more than once down to less than six months of cash in the bank, Rathmann managed to raise crucial capital without, for the most part, giving away the company jewels.

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He died of burn injuries eight days after the house in Trevarrian burnt down in January 2010.

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The Times also softens its approach in characterizing the two-year period during which Zucker watched abrasive wunderkind Ben Silverman burn down the store.

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