Wherever Boggs was, he drew the local currency by hand, and whenever he wanted to buy something, he offered his drawing at face value.

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Certain idiotic-sounding behaviors that create a bond: drawing a smiley face on a check, doling out after-dinner candy, wearing a funny necktie or forecasting good weather.

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"A wide collar can broaden a narrow neck and face by drawing the eye outward, " says Mr. Julian.

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So the transport minister was forced to perform a humiliating volte face and go back to the drawing board - at a cost for the taxpayer which may well run to hundreds of millions of pounds.

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If you have a family like mine where both parents want to attend the same conferences, you may resort to drawing straws to determine who gets to go or face a huge babysitting bill.

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Tradition dictates that he take special care over face shapes and eyes, but he says drawing hair is fun.

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Another early launch, Fox's "The Mob Doctor, " did a face-plant last night and showed that drawing a debut audience is never automatic.

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Tuesday's vote capped a dramatic day in which Anna Hazare, the 74-year-old public face of the popular anticorruption movement, began a hunger strike in Mumbai, drawing out thousands of supporters to push the government to strengthen the bill submitted to the lower house, known as the Lok Sabha.

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