• In the airlift operation, the helicopter's winchman was plunged into the sea several times as the aircraft's crew struggled to deal with the conditions.

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  • The four-year-old swivelled around several times before falling backwards into the water in his enclosure.

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  • Mr Philpott said he tried several times to smash the window into his daughter Jade's back bedroom from outside but could not get into the house.

    BBC: Derby

  • If a manager leaves, the total cost of hiring a replacement (the head-hunter fees, the premium required to entice him and the time it takes him to settle into his job) is usually several times the outgoing person's salary.

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  • Rep. Hensarling has tried several times to slip Fannie and Freddie into the bill.

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  • It was involved in three accidents before its final flight, including one in which its tail slammed into the ground several times.

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  • He has several times been dissuaded from throwing his hat into the ring against Mr Giuliani.

    ECONOMIST: The New York Senate race

  • The Bank has already relaxed its policies several times this year, without succeeding in preventing the country sliding into an all-out recession.

    BBC: A chart of the dollar-yen exchange rate

  • Prosecutor Nicholas Lumley QC put it to Mr Baker that he had hit Mr Coates several times before removing his clothes, dragging him into the bathroom and trying to "hide any trace" of what he had done.

    BBC: John Coates murder trial: Robert Baker tells of 'shock'

  • Senior forward Austin Johnson had a career-high 18 points for the Scarlet Knights (15-16), who were able to cut into Notre Dame's lead several times in the second half only to see Connaughton find a way to start the Irish offense in a hurry.

    WSJ: No. 24 Notre Dame tops Rutgers at Big East tourney

  • After ducking the question several times, Mr Lay eventually talks about such miscues as the firm's botched entry into the Californian retail market for electricity and a costly blunder involving North Sea gas some years ago.

    ECONOMIST: The energetic messiah

  • Several times in the early stages his power and pace led him into great positions - none better than on 22 minutes when his shot deflected off Stam past Barthez to put put Chelsea 1-0 up.

    BBC: Keane sees red as Chelsea triumph

  • Arbabsiar was brought into court on Wednesday wearing handcuffs, and smiled several times during the proceedings, including in the direction of courtroom artists.

    BBC: Saudi ambassador suspect Manssor Arbabsiar admits guilt

  • Davenport, who inserts herself into the film and ends up giving Muthana money several times, presents him as something of a thoughtless, unsuspecting refugee, who, given the chance, becomes the MTV-generation slacker he never knew he dreamed of being.

    NEWYORKER: Operation Filmmaker

  • Wearing a white T-shirt, too-long khaki pants that were rolled up several times at the ankles and blue sneakers, AbdulMutallab national walked slowly into the federal courtroom, ankles shackled and in apparent pain after having suffered second- and third-degree burns in the flight.

    CNN: Airplane bomb suspect pleads not guilty

  • Syrian forces have reportedly fired shells into Lebanon and briefly crossed the border while pursuing rebels several times in recent months.

    BBC: Syria crisis: Clashes spill over Lebanese border

  • The car hydroplaned, skidded into an embankment and rolled several times down a long incline.

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  • Dykes shot bus driver Charles Poland several times before he carried Ethan, who had fainted, off the bus and into an underground bunker Dykes had built on his property.

    CNN: Mom to Dr. Phil: Ethan having trouble sleeping

  • First, it does not always work: the Kremlin has come badly unstuck several times when it has stepped into regional elections, only to find itself outmanoeuvred by local power-brokers.

    ECONOMIST: Russia has changed since Soviet days, but not nearly enough

  • The complaint said Craig then tapped his right foot several times and moved it closer to Karsnia's stall and then moved it into the area of the officer's stall to where it touched Karsnia's foot.

    NPR: Sen. Craig Says He Did Nothing Inappropriate

  • She settled instead on trying to thrust a bag of rolls and fruit into his hands, and reminded him several times not to leave his backpack sitting on the ground or on a subway seat in New York.

    NEWYORKER: Roulette Russian

  • Like others in the business, she washes dog hair several times with a detergent before spinning it into yarn.

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  • And because Choice is a franchisor, there's precious little of its own cash going into all this: The company's 70% return on invested capital is several times that of Hilton and Marriott.

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  • Struggling with exploding costs, the French government has tried several times--only to back off in the face of a public outcry--to prod doctors into using only standardized treatments.

    FORBES: Uncommon Sense

  • All of those firms--the excellent, the good and the so-so--compete to place their cash into companies that need large venture investments, and that have the potential to multiply them several times over.

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  • As the clock ticked over into injury time a last assault from the Wallabies saw them come within inches of scoring several times before Giteau sent the ball wide for replacement centre Cross to power over.

    BBC: Scotland 9-8 Australia

  • The lead changed hands several times in a see-saw first half before Kevin Penny's 37th-minute try sent the teams into the break level at 12-12.

    BBC: Warrington 22-34 Huddersfield

  • The wireless industry has weathered the past several years well and will, I believe, be one of the leading industries as we move into better times.

    FORBES: Everything You Need To Know About 4G Wireless In 2011

  • The North has threatened to nullify the armistice several times in times of tension with the outside world, and in 1996 the country sent hundreds of armed troops into a border village.

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  • The Italian government, which currently holds the EU's rotating presidency, is proposing that the Europe's long-term investment agency, the European Investment Bank, increase its borrowing so that it can pump an additional euro11 billion a year into roads, railways and other infrastructure projects across the continent, with private investors putting up several times as much money.

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