Precious dollars were drained out as Indians bought dollars for gold purchases at 50% above the official exchange rate.

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More than 4ft (1.2m) of water had drained out of the lake at Tunstall Park on Wednesday night, the Coal Authority said.

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Another major factor is the tremendous amount of value that has been drained out of the housing market in the wake of the bubble.

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The day drained out of her and endorphins filled her floodplains.

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But, as the bile drained out, his fevers subsided.

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The shot went in, and the thing that made him Mordred simply drained out, leaving a giant, wasted husk of a dog on the floor, and I watched Morgane sniff it, trying to understand where her friend had gone.

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Six months later, feeling drained and now down to 113 pounds, the former fashion executive sought out an endocrinologist at New York University who told her she had Type 1.

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Chandler fouled out, sending Gay to the line at the other end, where he drained both to put Toronto up 99-96.

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Turkey, sensing a lucky escape, came out after the break with renewed purpose and posed a greater threat as the pitch slowly drained of the excess water.

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