Trained assessors then graded the patterns of lines and skin coarseness on the hand impressions on a scale of one to six.

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In a testament to the power of the invisible hand, the rough-and-tumble success of the Chinese bus lines is attracting new competitors, and the industry is becoming less dodgy in the process.

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The bucket trucks will be on hand to move traffic signals or power lines out of the way if they hang too low for the buildings to clear.

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On the other hand, men more frequently will come back with a number along the lines of 65k to 75k, and I will be forced to negotiate down from there.

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Their 160-foot aluminum masts could barely support the loads placed on them, and the sails put thousands of pounds of tension on lines that had to be hauled by hand.

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Stone said the Hoku contribution will come through a combination of cash on hand, existing credit lines, customer payments, and possibly an equity sale.

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Serifs are the little lines trailing from the edges of letter and symbols. (Sans-serif type, on the other hand, doesn't have them.) He likes ribbon cloth lanyards because, he says, they feel rich.

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