Hence the excitement over the recent cleaning of the frescoes in Santa Croce's main chapel and the news that the restorers' scaffolding will remain in place for most of 2013, allowing visitors to see Agnolo Gaddi's late-14th-century fresco cycle, "The Legend of the True Cross, " from the vantage point of the artist himself.

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To get the seeds to breed true the farmers have to cross-pollinate the plants, a laborious task that keeps a peak of a dozen workers busy for several months on just one acre.

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The same is true for the truck driver who is planning for a cross-country haul next week.

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True, the euro will lead to a big growth in cross-border business, as currency risk disappears and investors begin to assess companies according to their industrial sector, not their domicile.

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Fortunately, true to the Tale of the Magi, Jesus remained in the manger and out of a cross-town pursuit.

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True, in the handful of places where the two companies already share offices, the level of cross-selling is two-and-a-half times higher than where they do not.

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