With projects such as Meixi Lake City, starting from scratch brings significant benefits not open to -- easily at least -- existing conurbations, such as combining water transport with energy production, superior flood prevention and urban agriculture.

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Typically, charter operators open new schools from scratch, Mr. Chester said.

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So I'm going to be starting from scratch in the sense that I will be open to any ideas that help promote these goals.

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On occasions my hands have been so bad that I have had to wear cotton gloves all day, as they are covered in weeping open sores, and it is impossible not to scratch the eczema, as the eczema itch can be like your skin is crawling, and when you have scratched it, it burns like your hands are on fire.

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Early on Open Air made the decision to build the book from scratch rather than partner with an established brand.

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It is not clear whether an eventual buyer would remove a staircase and open up and preserve the existing features, or tear down both houses and start from scratch.

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"China is very interested in building its own software industry and open source can be viewed by their operators and adapted without having to do the whole design from scratch, " he points out.

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