It wasn't simply the unexpected plot twist that left me reeling.

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Last year, he missed the winter tour to Pakistan after having ankle surgery but went with the side to India, only to twist his left knee during practice, which necessitated another operation.

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But the weakening of Mr Fabius still gives a new twist to the left's favourite parlour game: who will be its 2007 presidential candidate?

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There is one possible twist: the left-wing New Democrats are enjoying a late surge of support, especially in Quebec, and might secure more seats than the Liberals.

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The suspension soaked up the roughest of bumps without launching us out of the seat, as mentioned above the brakes kept us safe, and a quick twist of the throttle left every other bike in our wake -- so long as it was pedal-powered, of course.

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The rare movement disorder, which causes muscles to spasm and the body to twist into often painful postures, left Sean virtually immobile.

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He says after the Soviets left in 1989, Hekmatyar's career took a twist.

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Well, as a neat twist on homescreen layout, when you swipe left a Quick Setting panel appears, which is something we'd primarily seen associated with the drop-down pane.

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In the twist interface you move from list to list by moving left to right, and vice versa.

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If you like to see cars turning left then this is the series for you, and in a fresh twist, Danica Patrick will debut as the first female polesitter in race history.

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