• They lived in a succession of dingy apartments in the city's immigrant neighbourhoods.

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  • The human towers are formed by castellers standing on the shoulders of one another in a succession of stages (between six and ten).

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  • For the first two decades of his film career, he was typecast as a tough guy in a succession of supporting roles.

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  • Barrett's victory set the tone for a night of upsets at Prizefighter, a contest that saw eight heavyweights compete in a succession of three-round bouts, beginning with four back-to-back quarter-finals, followed by semis and a final.

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  • Executive Order 13261 of March 19, 2002 (Providing an Order of Succession in the Environmental Protection Agency and Amending Certain Orders on Succession) and Executive Order 13344 of July 7, 2004 (Amending Executive Order 13261 on the Order of Succession in the Environmental Protection Agency), are hereby revoked.

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  • The second shock in succession to the same location of the body produced higher pain intensity ratings than the first shock and (sic) that the third shock in succession to the same location of the body produced higher pain intensity ratings than the second shock in succession.

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  • She subsequently secured a consolation prize in the form of a succession of senior positions in the Department of Energy.

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  • This is only the film's prelude, introducing the characters and setting the mood in a succession of close-ups.

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  • The inner would be built in a succession of self-supporting horizontal rings.

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  • Intent on savoring the tropical weather, Mr. Dean said he sought to create a place that unfolded in a succession of unique outdoor areas.

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  • Acting U.S. Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis on Wednesday became the latest in a succession of U.S. officials to visit Myanmar, showing "the United States' support for development and desire to deepen economic engagement between our two countries, " according to a statement from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

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  • In March and April, three elected trustees of the APS resigned in quick succession, in protest at the stance of the trustee board, which failed to vote in favour of using its discretionary powers to stick with RPI.

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  • In response it made a succession of foreign deals, mainly in Europe, in its area of electronics and engineering, with the main aim of gaining know-how and better products.

    ECONOMIST: Inbound and outbound deals

  • Article 34.1 of the 1978 Vienna Convention on the succession of States in Respect of Treaties has not passed into customary international law.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

  • Under the savvy sponsorship of Bob Hoffman, the founder of the York Barbell Company, in Pennsylvania, the national team produced a succession of gold medalists in the forties and fifties, including Tommy Kono, John Davis, and Paul Anderson.

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  • When my family and I toed our way through the Boundary Waters of the northern reaches of Minnesota, my brother and I found a stand of pitcher plants growing out of a moldering mat of reeds and moss, and because of this book, I had the theory of ecological succession right in the front of my brain.

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  • However the king's brother Prince Johan Friso lost his place in the line of succession when he married Mabel Wisse Smit in 2004 without parliament's approval.

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  • The Labour MP Chris Bryant has an amendment down to remove the section that allows the monarch to approve the marriage of the first six people in the line of succession - and various amendments on questions like appointing a regent as head of the Church of England, if the monarch is not a member, are still on the order paper.

    BBC: Week ahead

  • Ellison eschews succession in favor of a trusted staff that faithfully takes his lead.

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  • Party elders including Mr Mori, who was a disastrous prime minister himself and who has now twice anointed disastrous leaders, will now probably favour an unruffled succession in favour of Mr Aso.

    ECONOMIST: Japan

  • In January, a succession of prominent Japanese politicians visited China, signaling a thaw in relations.

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  • Ferguson will have regarded this as one of the most difficult tests of United's title run-in, and his succession of clenched-fist salutes at the final whistle demonstrated his delight.

    BBC: Man Utd 2-1 Liverpool

  • The inability to distinguish between sounds in quick succession is a symptom of dyslexia in people, too.

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  • The researchers found that ads retained attention better if they delivered several snippets of joy in succession than if they delivered a sustained period of joy.

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  • The Princess, seventh in the line of succession, mother of four children and known to deeply love her husband, is the first royal in modern Spanish history to be hauled into court.

    FORBES: Princess Subpoenaed Deepens Spanish Crown's Turmoil

  • Wing Morgan Stoddart fixed his defender and flicked a pass out of the back of his hand to King, who in quick succession repeated that piece of skill to find fellow centre Gareth Maule.

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  • The Obama campaign has stuck to the same message through thick and thin: when they were 20-plus points behind Mrs Clinton in the polls, and when they were racking up a succession of victories in February.

    ECONOMIST: Lexington

  • Spurs will rue a succession of missed chances in normal time, with Crouch the main culprit, although James tormented him with a succession of fine saves, including a crucial block with legs with just seconds left of the 90 minutes and the scoreline still goalless.

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  • Competition and self-confidence often get in the way of succession planning, but shareholders deserve more.

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