He uses his fingernails instead of a pick, which is quite common, except instead of plucking strings upward individually, he can play more than one string at a time by stroking down --- and up -- with the backs of his nails, which allows him to play several notes at once.

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It is very common for boys to try to impress girls with a string of jokes, each one more desperate than the last.

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The charging announcement delivers one more public relations blow to Murdoch, who stepped down from a string of company boards of directors earlier this month and further distanced himself from the print business that first brought him fame and fortune.

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But they really gained momentum in the mid-1990s, according to Las Vegas Hilton Vice President Jay Kornegay, following a string of one-sided Super Bowls that had bored fans looking for more action.

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Flintoff has played 75 Tests and 141 one-day internationals since making his England debut in 1998 but it would have been many more but for the string of injury problems he has suffered.

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