Left to their own devices, honeybees construct their hives in cavities, usually in trees and preferably with small openings that face south.

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"By only making small openings it means fewer stitches are used after the operation, reducing the chances of affecting the person's vision, " he added.

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But not in the last two decades have small businesses had fewer openings.

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The job board allows employers at socially conscious businesses to post job openings for a small fee.

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The increased emphasis on geography also bunches more high revenue teams together, leaving playoff openings for more small and mid-market clubs.

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If such stores run Black Friday sales at all, they are likely to be small, limited, and with little in the way of artificially-induced shortages or stunt store openings on Thanksgiving Day or in the wee hours of Friday morning.

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