Paris has always resented Washington's post-World War II dominance in Western Europe, which is why Charles de Gaulle pulled France out of NATO's military structure in the mid-1960s.

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Turn the vegetables halfway through broiling so they cook evenly, and remember that despite softening and blistering, the eggplant and rapini (both in season through mid-fall) should retain their structure.

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Just like the Interstate Highway structure did back in the mid-'50s, it will have far-reaching consequences.

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However, the mid-range sedan's platform (underbody structure and chassis) is entirely Proton, a major step for the carmaker, whose other models are based on Mitsubishi or Citroen platforms.

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In a 15-hour procedure in mid-March, doctors gave Wiens a donor forehead, nasal structure, nose, lips and facial skin.

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Investor enthusiasm is high because GM, following its government-run bankruptcy in mid-2009, is much healthier now, with a competitive cost structure and clean balance sheet.

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In the mid 1930s, Henry Ford and his son, Edsel, set up the two-class structure as part of their estate planning: the charitable Ford Foundation received most of the shares, but they kept a small block of Class B shares that had voting rights, thus assuring family control.

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