Big Country had a string of hits, including Fields of Fire, Chance, In a Big Country and East of Eden.

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The country has had a string of crises and coups since independence in 1966.

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Jorgenson, along with former Byrds guitarist Chris Hillman, founded the Desert Rose Band, which had a string of hit country songs in the '80s.

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State authorities received more than 1, 200 tips related to the string of suspicious fires that shocked the quiet, country county, Geller said.

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Yet he has managed to cobble together a string of sensible and useful policies that have guided the country away from what would surely have been a depression.

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Magic Johnson, a retired basketball star, has set up a string of cinemas, restaurants and shops in inner cities across the country, starting in Los Angeles.

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There has been a string of attacks on Ethiopian troops who are in Mogadishu and in other areas of the country.

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