Which leads me on to the larger point and one that is something of a personal hobby horse of mine: the way we tend to look at the economics of recycling.

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Whether you want to keep fit or make friends, get a new hobby or resurrect an old one, sport is an important part of life for many people living and working in a country that is not home.

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It is an expensive hobby, but it is one that is becoming more popular and Susan believes the koi were stolen to order to be sold in the Republic of Ireland rather than ending up as a fish supper.

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The psychiatrist from Talbot Green, near Llantrisant, had found two other historical artefacts during the two-and-a-half years since he took up the hobby, but this was the first one of value he had unearthed within Wales.

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He was not forced to take them on by events, and no one would have censured him (much) had he not mounted these hobby-horses.

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Mr Chance was also an expert on birds' eggs and was considered to have one of the best collections in the country at a time when the hobby was deemed acceptable.

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His parents often gave him gifts that were useful for his hobby: after he unlocked the iPhone, they bought him a more expensive one.

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Mandel claims that the isolation demanded by his hobby--most nights, it's just him and the universe--is one of the best things about astronomy.

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The description for one of the top flashcard apps even says that the developer only works on the app part-time as hobby.

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