The risk is that in single-mindedly looking out for inflationary icebergs, a central bank will fail to spot the rocks that lie dead ahead.

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It becomes gravitationally perturbed, with any big planets still orbiting the dead star then nudging smaller rocks in all directions - many of them towards the dwarf.

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After a protracted and much-covered legal battle, the series joined Drop Dead Diva, Army Wives and Rita Rocks on the schedule.

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Cheng Guangfu has previously described other forms of harassment at his home, including dead ducks and chickens being left at his doorstep, rocks being thrown at his windows and threatening notes being stuck on his front door.

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Seventeen people have been confirmed dead and another 16 still missing since the Costa Concordia struck rocks in the Mediterranean Sea on Jan. 13, triggering an evacuation of more than 4, 000 passengers and crew members.

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Telescopes and spacecraft have revealed that Mars is a dead, dry, cold planet, of interest only to collectors of pinkish-brown rocks.

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