When Hughes called the Blue Springs motel later on Monday to find out if Koechner was there, a motel worker said she was standing at the check-out desk and handed her he phone.

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Instead of standing in line at the check-in counter, you are greeted by a bellman who hands you your room key and shows you to your room.

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When he went outside to check, a bear was standing where previously the boxes had been stacked.

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She was standing before an applauding audience with a check in her hand.

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In biofuels: investors are better off standing on the sidelines, applauding loudly while keeping a check on their wallets.

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Tuesday, ambulances and fire trucks, sirens wailing, streamed onto the wind-whipped peninsula and residents waded through waist-high water to escape with what belongings they could or for those who fled to check on homes that were certainly left with standing water.

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Some long-standing residents are uneasy about their increasing numbers, which may check expansion.

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This would allow even the tiniest Hong Kong broker to offer its clients online trading on the Exchange's site, which will simply check with the brokers to confirm the client's account balance and credit-standing before executing the order.

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"One of them heat check shots at that time, " he said, claiming he was unaware where he was standing and using the term for a player launching from extremely deep or extremely quickly to test how hot he really is.

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