But first, writers, if you can tear yourself away from your work, let us know what you're working on.

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If guests are able to tear themselves away from the lodge, they head to one of the many ski slopes in the region.

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While it will be a struggle to tear yourself away from watching paint dry, you may actually find them an illuminating read.

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For traders who cannot tear themselves away from the broader bond market, there may opportunities both on the short and long sides of many of these exchange-traded funds.

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If we can tear ourselves away from this crash course in daring German painting before World War I, the next gallery expands the narrative to give us some of the back story.

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Ambling with the bluesman's toothache in his heel, he describes "cities of the plague, " plots surprise showdowns in which he slaughters sleeping opponents, ponders craven human nature ("They will tear your mind away from contemplation") and scans the skies for hints of geopolitical turmoil.

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Or it they are not prepared to do that, Greece would feel compelled to walk away from its debts and would tear up its membership of the euro club.

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To make snares, the poachers tear down the wire fences that keep wild animals away from cattle farms.

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She had to stop to tear her gloves off inside out, flap her T-shirt, lift her hair away from her blazing neck.

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Ten years ago, three top advisors from Morgan Keegan broke away to launch their own firm and have been on an acquisition tear ever since.

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