Some residents in villages in the Tewkesbury area of Gloucestershire who were cut off by flood water were given the option of being taken to safer areas but the fire service said most were choosing to stay at home.

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India is a society steeped in the patriarchal tradition, where most women are still expected to stay at home, and bring up children.

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Although I live independently I was surprised to find many students in the same boat as me, most of whom have chosen to stay at home with parents to avoid running up massive debts.

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"This move is in accord with the Pope's oft-repeated image of the Church as a 'field hospital' that goes out to meet people where they are most in need, and then to treat their most serious wounds first -- rather than stay at home and wait for people to come to them, " said the Rev.

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So most people in Damascus think it is safer to stay at home after dark.

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Even the most optimistic democrats think two-thirds of them will stay at home.

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But most need to consider ways to make it more attractive to stay at home.

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Like the most of the women her age, she grew up with a stay at home mother but became a working mom.

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Small wonder that voters pay the most attention to eccentric candidates and vote for quirky parties, or more often simply tune out and stay at home on election day.

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