"This crisis is neither the result of a normal turn of the business cycle nor an accident of history, " the president states in an opening message of the 134-page document.

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Some of these items can turn normal items into rares, turn normal items into random rarities, randomize the color of gem slots in an item, reroll the slots in an item, and more.

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Waiting too long between meals can turn normal hunger pangs into an out-of-control craving.

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Scientists are trying to develop other drugs that athletes might choose to abuse, including gene therapies, a spate of experimental medicines that turn normal rodents into mighty mice and new growth hormones.

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During each turn under normal conditions creatures can either attack or move to another available position on the board.

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It is merely part of an epic slow-motion battle between reformers who want to turn Japan into a "normal" democracy and an old guard that prefers the corrupt status quo.

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So the pre-funded scheme he wants to set up to provide second pensions for all alongside the state system, while designed to produce the required revenue through normal investment channels, also has some all-singing, all-dancing features meant to turn it into an instrument for improving the world.

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Outsiders, watching the interview, might also quibble with Mr Trichet's claim, that it was "entirely normal" for 17 of the richest countries in the world to be scrabbling around for ways to turn 440bn euros into one trillion euros - which do not actually involve spending any money.

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"I can testify to the fact that it was a lot harder to turn the other cheek and refuse to fight back than it would have been to exercise a normal reaction, " Robinson wrote.

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