Still his father said nothing, his eyes fixed on the view like a soldier on guard duty, determined not to miss the signal flare sent up by a savage tribe on a distant hill.

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While drinking soda is not known to cause ulcers, it can cause symptoms to flare up.

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Oxford is not the only player in the small GTL realm focused on flare gas and stranded fields.

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Keeping the process cool, and avoiding the violent flare-ups of which Los Angeles is so memorably capable, will not be easy.

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After that, a solar flare damaged the craft's electronics, and its controllers decided on December 9th that they would not be able to put it into a Martian orbit.

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