He added that sewerage upgrades carried out at pumping stations in 2001 were operating at peak capacity during the storm and that a stand-by pump had also been switched on.

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Once that rural Indian nine-year-old gets a peak at YouTube, the XO doesn't stand a chance.

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On the verge of a four day rally, oil futures have gained on the prospects of an OPEC-IEA stand-off, falling stockpiles in the U.S. ahead of peak gasoline consumption given the Fourth of July holiday, and the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, Tropical Storm Arlene, hitting the coast of Mexico.

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They stand at the front of the crowd, you could say, or at the peak of a pyramid.

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From the CPI-adjusted peak of March 2008, average UK wages have now shrunk by 6% to stand unchanged from five years ago.

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Many commuter and peak-hour inter-city routes are now so crowded that passengers are having to stand for long periods, blocking any movement along the train.

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