Even vanquishing heart disease, the leading killer, would add only 10 years, he says.

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After vanquishing his older brother, Jeffrey slumped, losing his balance and falling at four events.

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In an act of grandiose theater, he withdrew the recipe from his safe and set fire to it, vanquishing it forever.

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What a wonderful story this would be if it ended with Jim uncovering a hidden, inborn talent and vanquishing all his opponents.

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Cal Fire Battalion Chief Julie Hutchinson said winds are the wild card in vanquishing the blaze, since they were picking up as the sun rose.

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Caius Martius (Fiennes) returns triumphant from vanquishing archenemy Tullus Aufidius (Gerard Butler) and the Volsces from their stronghold, Corioles, and takes on the name of this, his most famous victory.

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Up to 120 feet in length and manned by as many as 100 rowers, each village takes enormous pride in their particular snake boat and vanquishing competing hamlets during the July to September regattas.

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Inherent in all these games, whether their goal is vanquishing evil elves or raising corn, are the kinds of abilities needed to solve complex problems, including leading and managing, handling logistics and resources, prioritizing tasks, making sense of rapidly changing data and learning from mistakes.

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