The lining of these pits and regulations stipulating what can be used for the lining has been a constant source of contention between regulators, the natural gas industry and citizens who live nearby.

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Before then, the check was used mostly as a lining for trench coats or on accessories.

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It's used in everything from the lining of metal soup cans to receipt paper.

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Before then, the check was used mostly as a trench coat lining or on accessories, such as hats.

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Despite near-record lows for interest rates and a glut of houses available for sale, Americans simply are not lining up to purchase new or used homes.

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Even though these Playstation and Xbox news bits are just rumors, the fact that both concentrate on restricting used games show that the industry is more than likely lining up a killshot.

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With its cranberry-colored rayon lining and enormous shoulder pads, it had been used as a clown costume.

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It was the first time the technique has been used in catheter ablation, where the organ's inner lining is ablated or "burned" to treat irregular heartbeats.

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But Sellecchia sees a silver lining in the fact that growth is over here: The profits that used to be drained off in store expansion are available to pay dividends.

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