She also recommends desensitizing the (poor) cat by playing a recording of a baby crying, and perhaps having a friend's child come over to play so the cat gets used to kids, and presumably is then less prone to a full blown freakout when sticky hands grab its tail.

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Talks between the G7 industrialized nations and Russia - Serbia's sole friend and perhaps the only country that can draw Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic into an acceptable political settlement - had been going well.

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Chris Dodd of Connecticut, a fellow Democrat, is perhaps Kennedy's best friend in the Senate.

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Perhaps a hiring manager has a friend at another company who is looking to hire, or who would be a good contact for the applicant.

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Or perhaps you have a sister, daughter or friend who is dealing with the many issues related to ending their marriage.

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One of the guests, whose face remained shrouded behind aviator sunglasses, claimed that he was Audin's "best friend, " and that while he remained loyal to his comrade in arms, he understood that his old friend needed to move on, perhaps to Kabul.

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Not that it was of much help, but perhaps we were still flustered from our conversation with Tom Brady, a friend of the brand.

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"There was a whole community of doubters looking at their textbooks for inspiration, or perhaps I should say for lack of inspiration, and saying it couldn't be done, " says Friend.

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