But the idea of some sort of deposit grab returned to the fore after Cyprus' attempt to gain Russian financial aid failed.

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The holding-down bolts of twelve boilers and three triple-expansion engines, unintended to hold such weights from a perpendicular flooring, snapped, and down through a maze of ladders, gratings and fore-and-after bulkheads came these giant masses of steel and iron, puncturing the sides of the ship .

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But the great 2013 northeastern snowstorm has brought the issues of fair competition and unsavory practices to the fore, where they will remain long after the ice melts.

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In October Costa Coffee abandoned plans for the Fore Street cafe, which had been approved by South Hams District Council, after No To Costa collected more than 5, 000 signatures against it.

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An unwise question from the audience about the Danes being great again after last week's referendum brought Mr Maude's wit to the fore.

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