The platoon was short of engineers trained to sweep the ground for bombs and Navy corpsmen to aid wounded Marines.

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As the wide sweep of the Neretva river runs down from the high ground, it enters the city of Mostar where it narrows between steep-sided river banks.

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Other things, besides the tax cut, may explain the Republican sweep there: after all, Republicans have gained ground steadily in Virginia for the past 20 years.

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He also hit some thumping drives down the ground but on 44 he mis-timed a sweep and the ball looped gently to backward square.

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