This is not all that much different from farming practice in developed countries, where growers have long been used to buying new hybrid seed every year.

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The company has been buying up large collections of rental apartment buildings on the cheap from German city councils and manufacturers, now unwinding the decades-long practice of setting up workers and the poor in subsidized housing.

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However, he only arrived in England around 1500 BST on Thursday after a long flight from Lahore via Karachi and Dubai and believes he needs several more days of practice, citing the third Test at The Oval, starting on 18 August, as a more likely target.

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