In between came Camus's two best-known works, "The Stranger" (1942), in which the collaborating sun, sea and sand play a deadly role, and "The Plague" (1947), a loose allegory of occupation (by rats) set in Oran, Algeria's second city.

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Harder to deal with are sand storms that play havoc with skate bearings.

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She said she wanted all children living there to not only enjoy quality time with their mothers, but to be able to play with sand, touch grass and see the sky.

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The Tipton Oaks course dates from 1981, when a group of golfers from Tipton (population 206) decided over several pitchers of beer that they were tired of driving 20 miles north to play at the sand-greens course north of Downs (population 898).

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In lending to family, you must play around two big sand traps -- the rules governing no-interest loans and the IRS' desire to recast family loans as gifts.

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We sit, take photographs and play a bit in the sand, always mindful of the steep slopes around us.

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These terms are essentially trivial: amounting to little more than an admonition to play nice with the other boys and girls in the sand pit.

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There's a much-needed place in this country for golf courses that maybe aren't quite up to snuff, but are cheap, easy and fun to play for everyday Joes who don't fancy having to whale out of sand traps every other hole or being looked at funny when they wear sneakers.

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