Suddenly, I felt a tap on my shoulder as an elderly gentleman gestured towards my guidebook and a non-signposted village road.

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As I hung up with the third failed attempt to get a car I felt a light tap on my shoulder.

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His predecessor Daniel Marx, Mr Cavallo's deputy who resigned last Friday, is also reportedly waiting for a tap on the shoulder.

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The most common incidents -- the slam of a door, a car backfiring, a surprise tap on the shoulder -- can cause a panic reaction.

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It was the chief constable's tap on the shoulder.

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They tap us on the shoulder.

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Unlike countries in the euro zone that would be able to tap the EFSF, Britain would have to shoulder this burden alone.

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The five officials will "continue to shoulder their responsibilities within their respective departments to avoid any administrative vacuum, " TAP said, citing Chokri Yacoub, a party leader.

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