Besides not having to deal with squalling siblings, scouring the web for hard to find items keeps the element of surprise for the big day.

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Jayawardene was single-handedly holding the innings together and his ability to find the rope with an element of regularity drove Sri Lanka past the 100 mark.

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The New York requirement simply gives law firms in New York increased incentive to actively engage their summer associates and young lawyers in their pro bono programs whereby they will meet the legal services needs, provide fledgling lawyers practical experience, and potentially garner the interest of top candidates who find community involvement a critical element to their employment decisions.

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However, once that advantage is in place, the balance of power goes back to the athletes and away from the drug testers, who, without the element of surprise, may find it once again impossible to catch anyone.

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There is one final element of this that I still find puzzling though.

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So when I saw that element continuing to resurface in almost everything I was writing, I have to find a way to be at peace with the fact that that was going to be smoke in the room of every song that I was working on unless I somehow acknowledged it.

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There's an element of randomness, then, when it comes to unearthing new things, though you can at least find friends on the site by importing your contacts from other services.

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