Second, many use multiple sites to purchase different elements of their trip.

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And tough: The son of a military officer, Chandran received multiple stab wounds fighting off burglars on a business trip to Singapore in 1997.

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After running my first half-marathon I was hobbled for six months with achilles tendonitis that required a trip to a sports medicine doctor and multiple physical therapy sessions.

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Those form a growing part of the market, and it's particularly tricky for the Blockbuster's business model to compete with multiple episodes and box sets, particularly when its offer either requires a trip to the shops or a wait for the post.

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The trip is expected to take 12 to 15 days and has suffered multiple false starts as the Thompsons try to line up the logistics of visas, border crossings and travel time timetables in a part of the world where buses and ferries don't tend to conform to strict schedules.

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Perhaps we need to point out that a home media console that stays turned on all the time, requires a fast broadband connection to be of any use to anyone, and powers multiple screens that go largely unwatched is the technology equivalent of taking a gas-guzzling SUV on a short trip to the mail.

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