Then later, after her marriage fell apart, leaving her alone, she joined a shooting club to practice and share that interest with others.

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Others practice in conjunction with doctors, and some are themselves medical doctors who have abandoned reality.

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But with knowledge and a little practice, others can close the gap.

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Training camps and free agency will launch simultaneously on Dec. 9, NBA Commissioner David Stern said, meaning that some teams will start practice with only a handful of players while trying to recruit others.

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As the flu season rages on, most of us try to practice good hygiene by washing our hands, avoiding close contact with others who are ill, and getting a flu shot.

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With practice areas for figure skating, ice hockey, skiing, snowboarding and speed skating, among others, this network serves as the main East Coast training center for winter-sports Olympians.

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EU's 15 (soon to be over 20) governments and interested others, with their defence ministries and armed forces, will take skill and lots of practice.

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In practice, however, some brands belong to key employees and others to customer evangelists, who can walk away with, or away from, the brand.

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