It's so gentle, it sounds as if it's fading out from the minute it begins, but it's lovely enough that you can't wait for it to circle back around.

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Until you settle down emotionally, don't talk to anyone outside your inner circle, Wendleton advises.

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You don't ask Linford Christie to run in a circle do you, so why should swimming be any different.

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"I wouldn't say these people are on trial, but they haven't yet earned closeness" to his inner circle.

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The need to square the circle is an occupational hazard in politics, that doesn't sound like a "total rejection" to me.

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This situation leads to an infuriating vicious circle, in which teachers often don't take travellers seriously because of their poor record of staying on, thereby exacerbating their feelings of isolation and despondency.

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The FDA, a full four years after the first gene-targeted cancer drug hit the market, hasn't issued guidelines for what drugmakers should do to target new treatments at the smaller circle of patients who are most likely to benefit.

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The Russian star made sure the game didn't get to the shootout by taking a cross-ice pass from defenseman Marek Zidlicky low in the left circle and beating Michal Neuvirth before the goalie could get over the cover the side of the net.

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Of course, the best place to watch this spectacle is a place they don't sell tickets for: the winner's circle.

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