This one's gone, " he says of the missing top string, "that one's gone, and this little guy's almost out of commission.

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The Brunel statue is one of a string of items to have gone missing as rising commodity prices make metal objects in public places attractive to thieves.

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While LulzSec has kept a very active Twitter feed, Sony itself has gone quiet after being subjected to a string of cyber attacks in the last two months.

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With Jay and Silent Bob now making a regular string of straight-to-DVD movies, the duo has also gone virtual in a pair of Apple iPad games.

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Out the door have gone a motorcycle factory and brewery in Shanghai, a stake in Chinese satellite operator Apstar, and a string of other non-core ventures in an effort to pay down debt.

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