Similarly, dragging to the right takes you back to the previous menu, or you can drag to a blank area and let go to jump back to the main menu.

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And if Greece falters, it could drag other struggling euro-area members like Ireland down too, even if their fiscal efforts have been braver.

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"Not only do they signal a local economy in decline, they also become a hotspot for anti-social behaviour and drag down the whole feel of an area, " she said.

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And the fact that the area is just a little way off the main drag reminds you that the margins are where the deepest interest lies.

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The area remained an unnavigable bog, forcing traders to drag their boats through the mud until 1848, when William Butler Ogden, the mightiest industrialist in the Midwest, backed the first canal that allowed boat traffic to sail straight through.

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In other words, REO properties, which typically auction off at highly discounted prices, drag the prices of all the other homes for sale in the area down.

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