The exceptions to this rule are a noble woman with ambitions for her husband and a fallen prince whose time breathing could be cut short at any time by the new King, Black Dow.

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But her book also tells a more universal story - of a mother's love and a mother's loss, and a tribute to a young life that was cut short before its time.

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"It's the 'B' and 'C' students that fight for our country and kept it free so that people like yourself could have the opportunities you have, " he told Gates, before Gordon cut their discussion short, citing time constraints.

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But payroll service firms objected that imposing such a cap would make it impossible for them to accommodate the short-term tax cut in time for January paydays.

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In short, it is a time when most businesses cut back and make preparations to ride out the storm.

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The home fans thought try number five had been scored five minutes after the half-time break when Watkins sauntered through, but his celebrations were cut short when referee Thaler ruled out the score.

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When Langer was asked the third time recount something from his history at Augusta National, he promptly cut it short.

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Then in September, the Fed cut its key short-term interest rate for the first time since 2003 by one-half percentage point from 5.25 percent to 4.75 percent.

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Trescothick then cut Lee to third man where Glenn McGrath took a neat low catch, only for the celebrations to be cut short as a result of Lee over-stepping for the fourth time.

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