But by the time of the snake's launch in April 1972, rising inflation made it a sitting target for speculators.

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And again on Monday we had bombers flying above us when we were stuck on a mountain road that we couldn't get through and again we were aware that we were a sitting target.

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The global accounting powerhouse, Deloitte, is sitting between a bullet and a target in a global battle over the future of free enterprise.

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But the major modification is that the weapons officer, sitting behind, is concentrating on lining up the next target on the ground.

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Jonylah Watkins, a 6-month-old girl, was shot in March while sitting on the lap of her father, Jonathan, the intended target and a gang member.

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Even in the channels where women are not the target audience, it is not unusual to see a woman sitting in the development room.

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