It pushes forward and gathers into small lakes at the base of the dunes but often quickly dries up.

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The company also pushes forward with the adoption of new payment methods.

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He pushes forward anyway.

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But here too doubt pushes itself forward.

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It pushes the ball forward, rather than backward.

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And I think that he will continue to meet and consult with rank-and-file members and leaders as we go forward as he pushes Congress to act responsibly and do something that the American people want done, which is to get our economy growing and get jobs created.

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He leans forward to tell me something else, but a middle aged man pushes his way through the crowd and tells me I'd better leave.

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Other pushes in the right direction would come from American Thomas Stockham, who would push forward 16-bit recording in the US. It's not until the start of the '80s, when Philips (after working with Sony) demonstrated what would be the standard Compact Disc -- finally going into production in 1982 -- that digital would really turn a corner and gain traction.

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