Pincus was ultimately forced to look beyond Sand Hill Road for cash at Boulder-based Foundry Group, New York-based Union Square Ventures and Avalon Ventures, a firm not well-known outside of biotech circles or its San Diego headquarters.

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However, America's man at the talks, Christopher Hill, is beyond optimism.

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The hop-town of Motueka, 46km northwest of Nelson, is the gateway to Golden Bay, an idyllic rural enclave beyond the big Takaka Hill.

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At the top of a hill in the city, beyond the rows of graves covered in floral tributes, lies an area of wasteland that has to be disturbed regularly by gravediggers.

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The National Mall could easily monopolise an entire vacation but to find additional fulfilment for you and the kids venture beyond the tourist zone to Capitol Hill, a charming Federal-style neighbourhood that has dutifully served as the capital's living quarters for centuries.

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For our nation draws strength from our differences, and when our union is strong no hill is too steep, no horizon is beyond our reach.

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Thanks to the Internet, cause-minded leaders can readily build a movement that extends far beyond the steps of the New York Stock Exchange or Capitol Hill.

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She had to drive around for a while before she found it, at the top of a hill a mile outside Kirby, with a stand of woods beyond it.

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Taylor's elegant government villa is perched on the bend of Diamond Hill, looking onto Nigeria's wide Cross River and the lush green forests beyond.

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