The backstage space outside the hedge ignores the unity of the central perspective, bespeaking a world that rolls away in all directions, indifferent to pocket realms of mythic anecdote.

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His plan is to install these dead serfs on the tax rolls of a far-away estate, on which he will then be able to get a generous government mortgage and come away with a small fortune.

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"The driver of the Rolls Royce attempted to drive away from the direction of the shots being fired and lost control of the vehicle, striking a nearby apartment building, " Fort Lauderdale Police Detective DeAnna Garcia said.

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While he deliberately increased the numbers of police and teachers, he whacked away at the employment rolls everywhere else.

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As it happens, a few hundred yards away is a more promising outfit: Rolls-Royce, an engine manufacturer for the aerospace, marine and energy sectors (its chairman, Sir Simon Robertson, also sits on the board of The Economist).

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Since the cost of educating an undergraduate at some of the best universities is not wholly covered even by the higher fees, some have no intention to expand their student rolls, so some high-achievers will be turned away.

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But even states that appear to be gaining jobs on balance need to remember that these benefits are gained at the expense of poorer health among the near-poor who will be forced away from private coverage through exchanges onto the rolls of Medicaid.

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