He assured him the Centre would be finished and, just to show him how easy it would be, He picked it up.

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He said he hoped the finished building would be a "community hub".

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He asked Mr Yates why he had been so confident the probe would be finished so quickly.

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Maj Omarkheil tried to secure support from the villagers, but he had to admit that he would not be staying once Operation Pamir was finished.

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And the Italian said he had also received assurances the camp would be completely finished in time for England's arrival ahead of the tournament, which starts on 11 June.

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After his term finished in January, Schwarzenegger announced that he would be returning to the silver screen.

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If he were here today, I think he would say the job is not finished, that more needs to be done.

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King said he couldn't reveal what the work was, or say when it would be finished.

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The actor, who wrote and co-produced the film, at that time said he would be happy to re-schedule a preview in the Vatican once the movie was finished.

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Remember the Chinese fable of the mighty emperor who agreed to give a wily supplicant one grain of rice for the first square on a chess board, double that for the second square, double again for the third and so on, before he realised that he would be giving away his whole kingdom's supply before the board was half-finished.

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