By a stroke of great fortune he ended up being transferred to the individual himself.
He dashed off a late application, where by a stroke of luck it was fielded and accepted by Mr. Dodd.
Motivated either by a stroke of inspiration or desperation, Collins reshuffled his lineup in an attempt to snap the Mets' team-wide slump.
By a stroke of American political genius, the candidates' names are entered in a lottery, from which those 65, 000 visas are chosen.
And "we're living in a fantasy land" if we think "by a stroke of a pen" the economic prospects of undocumented residents will be significantly improved, he added.
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Even if, by a sudden stroke of enlightenment, Singapore divested itself of its biggest company and brought in outsiders to manage it, the list of possible partners for it grows shorter by the day.
It could cut Britain's prison population by up to 10% at a stroke by ending the imprisonment of those convicted of possession or dealing.
Atrial fibrillation is the most common heart rhythm disturbance, with over half a million sufferers in the UK. It increases the risk of a person having a stroke by five times and doubles the risk of death.
Its chances for success are uncertain, but for now, the worst of the crisis could be averted by the stroke of a pen.
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Much of the brain damage suffered during a stroke is caused by the release of so-called "free radical" molecules.
Studies have shown patients who take statins within days of having a heart attack cut their risk of going on to have a stroke by half.
Researchers from Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center (CPMC) of New York Presbyterian Hospital found a person's risk of stroke is reduced by 53 percent if he or she takes a vitamin E supplement each day.
She did not die of a heart attack but of a stroke, according to the death certificate signed by her personal physician.
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The Victorian writer - whose fame had reached international proportions by the time he died of a stroke at his home in Higham in 1870 - had requested a simple funeral in the cemetery of the Kent cathedral, Mr Hesketh said.
It may be possible to use a drug to prevent some of the lasting and crippling damage caused by a stroke, according to doctors in the US and Canada.
The herbal supplement ginkgo biloba might be able to prevent some of the damage caused by a stroke, scientists report.
He said the pope's full lung should be able to compensate for the partial one, similar to how parts of the brain may pick up functions of other regions damaged by a stroke.
It also solves, entirely and at a stroke, that offshoring of profits by US corporations.
However, the newest research published in the current issue of the American Heart Association's journal Stroke shows just half an hour of moderate exercise five days a week reduces the risk for stroke by almost 25 percent.
He has stood firm and resisted the temptation to raise the money at a stroke by selling off the family silver in the form of Alan Smith, Mark Viduka and Paul Robinson.
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The pair shot seven-under-par 65s to lead by a stroke from a group which includes Raul Ballesteros, the nephew of Seve Ballesteros.
Ben Crane (65) was third on seven under with a quartet of players one stroke further back, led by former Open and USPGA champion John Daly (65).
It eclipsed by one stroke Jack Nicklaus's record for margin of victory at a PGA Championship.
But Ta Mok's death and a stroke just suffered by Khieu Samphan, once the Khmers Rouges' head of state, is a poignant reminder that justice is more than ever a race against time.
During childhood, hemiplegia is often caused by a stroke, like Peter's, when a bleed or clot damages part of the brain.
Conventional four-stroke engines produce power by moving a piston up and down using rapid explosions of fuel and air in a cylindrical chamber.
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After Sharon was felled by a stroke two years ago, they managed Olmert's campaign as the head of Kadima in the 2006 elections.
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's (nyse: PFE - news - people ) Lipitor or Merck 's (nyse: MRK - news - people ) Zocor cut the odds of heart attack or stroke in high-risk patients by a third, but they also can cause side effects that destroy muscle tissue and, eventually, the liver.
Joseph Kennedy was incapacitated by a stroke in 1961 and died in November 1969, leaving the youngest son as head of the family.
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