So he uses a technique that he has mastered as a thriller writer: misdirection.

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He showed the brilliant technique that has illuminated the Premier League with a bending 30-yard set-piece that left Spurs keeper Heurelho Gomes rooted to the spot.

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"He not only teaches about tennis, not only about technique, " explained Li, though he has helped adjust her serve and forehand.

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Unlike those trying to fight the causes of ageing or to repair the damage done, Dr Sinclair thinks he has found, in caloric restriction as the technique is known, a specifically evolved natural anti-ageing mechanism that is quite compatible with disposable-soma theory.

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Chandor has just enough camera technique to do what he needs to do.

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He says his experience in the Boston Marathon last year assured him that the technique has helped him improve his form.

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Because of the small number of patients he has treated, his critics say it's hard to determine how valid Macchiarini's bioengineering technique is in treating patients like Hannah.

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