Well into the construction of the GSZ Superhighway in 1992, Hopewell engineers discovered soft land along parts of the road.

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But months later, after the letter arrived and I traced its arc and came to land with a soft thud in an enchanted forest, and after I had listened to all the stories contained in this book and written them down for you, that one story came back to me.

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The manufacturers say it will be able to land on short, unpaved runways or soft grass fields.

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The remaining DynCorp trucks were packed with guns and men, including two specialists in land-mine and explosives removal: a husky, soft-spoken Samoan named Suani, who often wore a sarong and draped a kaffiyeh over his head, like an Arab sheikh, and Anton, a Croatian from Mostar, who rarely spoke.

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Locals speak in soft drawls and talk of generations who've lived on the same land or in the same villages.

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Polar, which at the time owned a local soft drink brand as well as extensive beer operations, jumped at the chance to land the Pepsi business.

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Polar, which at the time owned a local soft-drink brand as well as extensive beer operations, jumped at the chance to land the Pepsi business.

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"We believe that the Evoque lends itself beautifully to the idea of a convertible, " said Land Rover design director Gerry McGovern, though the company has not yet decided whether the soft-top will go into production.

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