The result, says Mr Clegg, is a material that has the look and feel of hardwood, but that is stronger, more stable, durable and longer-lasting.

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Traffic was still heavy but now spread out over much longer periods, starting at 5am and lasting till noon, say.

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These studies could be important not only for sales of Neupogen, but also for Amgen's very similar follow-up drug Neulasta, which is longer lasting and easier to give.

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But like other exiles, she may find that she has been drawn into something much bigger, and lasting much longer, than she thought back in those few days of freedom in Karbala.

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