Diamonds are made of carbon, after all--the fourth most common element in the solar system.

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This one allegation seems to be a common element in unlisted REIT deals that have gone sour for investors.

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But these countries shared one common element: a strong Confucian family ethos.

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She had read nine impact statements and a common element was that Crombie "took over their lives and effectively seduced what were innocent and trusting girls".

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Most of his deals have a common element: size.

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The one critical common element across all of them: In a country where most states have become more Republican or Democratic, they have stubbornly clung to a more even split among the major parties.

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Peter Thermos, chief technology officer of Palindrome Technologies , proved the point onstage: He played snippets of conversations recorded by snooping on VoIP calls, exploiting vulnerability in a common element in VoIP communications known as media gateway control protocol.

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Trees and plants also play an important role to help induce airflow and provide shade on hotter days in courtyards, and water is a common element because it can help cool the air through evaporation and can have a calming effect on the space.

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As has become quite common in my practice, I've also added a collaborative element to the exhibition encouraging public participation.

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There's been a lot of nostalgia circulating around the PC world in the past year, but there's only one element of early home computing history that everyone shares in common: the floppy drive.

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