Yet one reason why Mr Bush has been putting so much lead into the sky is because he is further away from the target.

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And the mammoth target looked even larger when Vandort could only sky a simple catch to substitute fielder Rhett Lockyear at point as Sri Lanka slipped to 15-1.

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It can circle in the sky for hours, using sensors to track even a moving target.

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With some signaling and a graceful fist-pump, he launched the hawk high into the sky, where it hovered for a moment searching for its target, then dove to where the fake bunny was tucked into the wood.

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This jaw-dropping landing process, involving a sky crane and the world's largest supersonic parachute, allowed the spacecraft carrying Curiosity to target the landing area that scientists had meticulously chosen.

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In a competitive market occupied by the likes of Sky and Virgin, Mr Liassides said initially it would use the Cable and Wireless network to target the 3.2m student population.

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