The Dominicans and the Russians were a little skeptical about duck gizzards but soon learned to appreciate them.

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Laxman, whose confidence must have been dimmed a little following his duck in the first innings, instantly looked composed and patient.

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If that were to happen during Mr Duisenberg's years, he might seem a lame duck, with little public support.

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The restaurant itself is a little ramshackle, but the sublime duck makes it a culinary experience to savour.

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Stoke have never won at the Stadium of Light and without the suspended Rory Delap, their chief weapon, they battled hard but offered little to suggest they would break their duck.

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The recent election strengthened the hand of those who want to extend all the tax rates at current levels, but the lame duck Congress may be a little cranky and not in an accommodating mood.

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There were no improvements under the hood (though even the lowly Nokia Lumia 610 was fairly smooth on WP7.5, and still is), no OTA updates, you're stuck with Internet Explorer version 9 instead of the much zippier IE10 and apps created for WP8 won't work -- giving developers very little reason to create new ones for the lame duck OS, or even update existing ones.

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Who sit on park benches and are reminded that wisdom, beauty and gentleness speaks in the guise of a duck who asks only to be given a little fresh water and a place to raise her young.

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On Tuesday he was a little less effusive in his self-praise, mostly because he was fielding questions about his lame-duck status.

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