But such snatches are a form of traditional tribal bargaining, and tend to end peacefully.

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Opponents, led by a vocal group of Detroit clergy and residents say the law snatches power from elected officials.

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In the next round, GenJam boots out the worst snatches of cacophony and replaces them with snatches that received the thumbs-up.

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But even if Gazprom snatches away most of the assets, Scaroni says Eni got "a phenomenal deal" in a world where reserves are hard to come by.

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To cope with the strain of managing Japan's biggest brokerage, Nomura Holdings Chief Executive Kenichi Watanabe snatches three-minute meditations when he's holed up in his Tokyo office.

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Madonna, it would seem, cannot meet a fantasy without wanting to indulge it, and the film fritters itself away in wisps of closeup and snatches of song.

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You discover the world and its past through the opening cinematic, through brief snatches of dialogue with NPCs (some of whom you may never encounter on your first playthrough) and in item and spell descriptions.

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Wending my way through the town, I overhear snatches of conversation and see delightful sights (such as a mechanical horse that resembled a merry-go-round ride, which sadly cannot be ridden, as well as a Disney-like parade).

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Since 2001 Railroad Earth has been playing bluegrass plus snatches of rock, folk, and jazz with the same open armed, occasionally long-winded approach that's helped jam bands like Phish and the String Cheese Incident earn throngs of rabid fans.

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