"Each wave is like a hammer stroke beating on a sea wall which starts to make it crack and then we have to repair it, " she says.

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But its extra provisions, which make pupil-teacher affairs illegal, have been described by the headteachers' union as a "sledgehammer to crack a nut".

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Those who make it to Mountain View stand a 50% chance of being selected for YC's program and a crack at Silicon Valley glory.

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You can feed the monsters by hand, stand on their giant eggs (which won't crack under a 250-pound human's weight) and visit the craftsmen who make feather dusters.

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Sources familiar with the talks said it provides key concessions for the U.S. automotive industry, including a slower reduction of tariffs on South Korean imports and provisions that should make it easier for American firms to crack the South Korean market.

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Its chimes were silenced for the next four years, until a way was found to make it peal again in 1863 (by turning it slightly), however, the crack is still visible.

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