"We would go to the U.K. and then come back and have to tear out the work, " she says.

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Ms. PROSE: So the fact that they're worried may actually be a good sign, and every writer I know - I mean there's a wonderful phrase of William Burroughs, and he talks about the temptation to take your work and tear it up into tiny little pieces and throw it in somebody else's wastepaper basket.

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

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He is not like most athletes so when it came to the "typical recovery" we had to tear up the rule book and work out something which would work for him individually.

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Speaking before the Commerce Committee on Thursday, Evans said he would work as commerce secretary to tear down trade barriers and keep them down, while seeking to protect the interests of American workers and even import and export ratios between the United States and a number of key trading partners.

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Journe was tinkering to see if he could redesign the Centigraphe to work without oil while still protecting the delicate mechanism from wear and tear.

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