Toyota announced today that it is recalling 2.17 million vehicles in the United States because of gas pedals that could become trapped in floor mats or carpet.

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The house, carpet, floor boards, everything, would have to be removed and destroyed piece by piece.

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"When something falls to pieces you can't live in a second home on the floor with no bed or carpet, " she declared.

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Today, mile after mile of newly planted vineyards carpet the valley floor.

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Graduates cannot work out how many square metres of carpet would cover a floor, says the district's education chief, Wolfgang Schimmang.

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In a forthcoming book, Taming The Beloved Beast: How Medical Technology Costs Are Destroying Our Healthcare System, Callahan compares this to having a dog who chews the carpet, pees on the floor and knocks over the guests.

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Pink walked the red carpet in a metallic laser cut leather top and floor-length chiffon skirt.

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One carpet, the size of a prayer rug, lay in the center of the tiled floor as if concealing an imperfection or some secret passage.

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