Excerpt: Oddly enough, the more tired you get as you write and rewrite, the more likely you are to abandon any self-conscious semi-stentorian writing and write more like yourself.

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The new John Waters picture takes its place in the long and semi-honorable tradition of Hollywood self-scorn.

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No hunter, and nobody interested purely in self-defence, needs a semi-automatic rifle with a 100-round magazine.

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Since its inception in 2006, MeXvi has pioneered the assisted self-construction of homes in rural and semi-urban areas in over 13 states of Mexico, improving the quality of life of thousand of Mexicans.

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A. Semi to good use and inch ever closer to being a completely self-reliant corporate entity.

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Grupo MeXvi, a leading provider in Mexico of integral solutions for self-construction of low-income homes in rural and semi-urban settings, and FOMEPADE a microfinance institution pioneering micro-mortgagees, are doing their best to change that, starting with millions of Mexicans.

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Charting a spectacularly erratic 24-hour course, the movie juggles self-consciously hokey small-town comedy with slick (or at least semi-slick) high-tech chase scenes as the road-racing desperado leads Forest Whitaker and the feds on a merry chase through the Southwest in his prototype Corvette 01.

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Semi-fixed systems cannot withstand the assault of integrated capital markets: they are prone to self-fulfilling panics.

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Azarenka pulled out of her Brisbane semi against Williams after needing toe surgery to fix a botched pedicure, but she is hoping to build on the self-belief she gained from winning her maiden grand slam 12 months ago.

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