"The Night Watch" is the only picture in the gallery to have its own "escape slide, " designed in 1934, to allow it to be swiftly moved out of danger in case of fire, or other threats.

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Softbank, for its part, does not seem to be in danger of running out of cash.

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An occasional heroic sprint may be required to get us out of a danger spot and avoid a whirlpool or an undertow.

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Mr McIntyre's barrister, David Scoffield QC, disputed suggestions that his client would not be in danger because the decision to disclose out of his control.

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As long as the country is in danger of leaving the euro, growth will continue to shrink, bail-out targets will be missed and politics will drift to extremes.

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