At director Penn's urging, the Los Angeles-raised Hirsch ("The Girl Next Door, " "Lords of Dogtown") stayed true to McCandless' spirit throughout filming, to the point of losing more than 40 pounds off his already slight, 5-foot-7-inch frame.

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And the spirit of the American workforce is approaching a breaking point.

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Despite the Carling Cup finalists finishing this lively battle at St Andrews just one point above the relegation zone, they showed great spirit in the second half after trailing 2-1 at the interval.

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Spirit was supposed to park on a nearby hill for the winter so its solar panels would point more directly toward the sun.

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"He is carrying out, let's say, assimilating as he would say, in the spirit of battle, but they're complex treatments... that should at some point begin to close the cycle of treatment of his illness, " Maduro said.

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"The point is that our commentaries are about our own standards and are put forward in a spirit of friendship and support, " the foreign office minister continued.

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There was a blemish in the field when a casual Ravi Bopara dropped a sitter at point - his fielding overall needs some work - but generally they played with a great deal of spirit.

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This "A Taste of Honey" shows that skill in action: Playing with great whimsical spirit, Booker methodically takes apart the theme until he reaches the top two octaves of the piano, at which point he slips and slides through a barrelhouse fantasia on the theme.

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