If he wasn't what the modern world wanted -- if he wasn't prepared to bend every principle or rule to appease all the people all the time -- then that's the world's problem rather than his.

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Canonical originally planned to replace the aging X with another display server called Wayland, but the developers apparently couldn't bend the compositing-friendly protocol to their cross-device whims.

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People waited in line for an hour to get Whitman's autograph--she signed collectible "Meg cards, " T shirts, even a forehead--and to bend her ear.

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But he certainly looked like the Pettitte of old, employing his signature bend-but-don't-break style as he put men on the corners in the first, second, and fourth innings, but prevented all from scoring.

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Mr. Steinbrenner expressed his gratitude for their efforts, and while he isn't going to bend on his usual policy of not negotiating extensions in-season, he issued a strong vote of confidence, suggesting that both men will be back next year.

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Some would-be clients don't see it, and others hope he will bend the rules.

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First of all, if you've got a seat feel free to take a seat, because I'm going to talk for a while. (Applause.) Point number two, if you don't have a seat, bend your knees because sometimes people faint a little bit -- all right -- and you've been standing here a while.

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And as long as you don't lift off the throttle in a bend, the car will stay put and, at worst, under-steer slightly right near the edge of sane driving speeds.

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But the most fearsome of these fences isn't "The Chair, " a 5-foot-3 high hedge fronted by an open ditch, the sharp bend of the "Canal Turn, " or even the dreaded "Becher's Brook, " with its steep 6-foot-5 drop.

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