On the face of it, the spies have been punished for this failure in a curious way.

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But this also means, in a curious way, that nothing can go right.

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And yet, in a curious way, Mr Daschle's plainness distinguishes him.

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"In the past week, our global monitoring system has picked up indications that this cable has finally been activated, although in a rather curious way, " wrote Doug Madory, Renesys' senior researcher.

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In a way, this is curious, because the bank has gone to great lengths to try to make its thinking plain.

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In a curious shift, the manufacturers of scrappier city cars have led the way for an industry wide makeover.

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Way back in March I wrote about what seemed like a curious early warning sign about the Draw Something mobile app.

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On his way to the 65th D-Day commemorations in France, President Obama plans a curious stop-over in Germany, my home country.

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The curious emptiness Chicago confronted, the way it just dropped off into nothing, especially at sunset or in the fog, this void was responsible for all the activity.

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The emptiness is underlined by the curious liking Oklahomans have for scurrying around their capital (even when the streets are dappled in sunlight) by way of a warren of tunnels.

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