Hamilton swapped the lead with his team-mate Kovalainen before Buemi moved into top spot and then proceeded to slice more than half a second from his own time.

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With the same knife, slice each layer horizontally in half.

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However, the biggest slice of funding, more than half, is coming from the Tourist Board and the Department of Trade and Investment (DETI).

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Slice again to remove the other half of the kernels.

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Some significant menu changes were required to slice the lunch "hour" in half at Markethouse, which is attached to the DoubleTree by Hilton Chicago.

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These days nearly half the big buyout funds take their 20% slice from the dividend recaps before their investors break even, says Karl Hartmann, chief operating officer of Franklin Park, which advises institutional investors.

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While Fisher estimates roughly one half of his clients are still performing artists, an increasingly large slice is comprised of non-actors from the Broadway fold: directors, agents, stagehands, composers, and even critics.

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But Weston and Shah maintained a healthy scoring rate of almost three and a half per over through the morning session, although the latter enjoyed a slice of good fortune when a top-edged hook off Friend was misjudged by Nkala at fine leg.

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Everton belatedly showed the passion their play had been missing in the second half and they were rewarded when Zayatte swung at a Johnny Heitinga cross only to slice the ball into his own net.

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Kennedy knew well that on Capitol Hill you tried for a full loaf, sometimes took half of one and, if necessary, you planted the flag, took a slice and came back another day for more.

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