His previous marriages included a brief 1964 union with Broadway legend Ethel Merman that lasted barely a month before the couple separated.

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And so, slowly, during the course of this trip, which lasted about a month, some of this seeped into my head.

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The disruption lasted nearly a month, losing the airline valuable business-class passengers.

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But Zuckerberg lasted just a month before petering out.

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Her successor, Mary Allen, lasted only a month longer.

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The truce lasted nearly a month.

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The Broadway production of Enron lasted just over a month, closing on 9 May, 2010.

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The position lasted only about a month, though.

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The share price has marched up more than 340% in the past three years, and the few bobbles on the way rarely lasted for more than a month.

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For all that it lasted four decades and ended less than a month ago, the colonel's era already seems light-years away.

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During a six-month tour of duty, which lasted from April to October last year, seven servicemen from 3 Commando Brigade were killed in action, all from 42 Commando.

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For instance, in the bull market that started in October 2002, which HSBC says lasted for 61 months, the first correction took place more than a month later, 54 days to be precise.

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