It's hard to stop yourself from checking for those messages because they come through on a random basis, Uzzi says.

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The birds have been matched with schools on a random basis, but Mr Bowey said it seemed kite number one and the Rowlands Gill school were destined to link up.

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The first 102 mosques and other facilities were chosen on the basis of a stratified random selection.

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He is a regular Couchsurfing host, allowing random strangers to stay in his apartment on a regular basis for free.

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