Yet there are some who want the very horses driving our economy to stop pulling.

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Hospitals are running short of supplies, imported natural gas payments need to be made and confidence among Greeks has to be restored, so that they stop pulling money out of the country or stuffing it under their mattresses.

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That didn't stop investors from pulling their money out and Level Global announced in February that it would have to wind down.

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Hamilton closed right up to Raikkonen on lap 42 but he fatefully cut the Bus Stop chicane after pulling out of a passing move at the end of the lap.

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Peter Island is still a popular stop on the sailing circuit, with boats pulling up for meals or spa treatments.

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"Around six hours of winching and pulling by Ae 4x4 club members helped to stop a situation becoming critical, " said club spokesman David Lynn.

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As smoke thickened in the passenger compartment, Brown pulled the white stretch limo to a stop on a bridge over San Francisco Bay and started pulling women out through the partition that separated him from his passengers.

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