My translator, rattled, tripped over the threshold as we left the room, and went sprawling on the linoleum.

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We left the operating room around noon and he is recovering normally at this point.

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After this we all soon left the room, with the news reports speculating now on the terror angle and we all having our separate concerns for friends, family, co-workers and personal safety.

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Entering through a panorama of the Judean Desert where Herod wintered, we turn left into the restored throne room where he was laid out on a golden bier, crown on head and scepter at hand, as his funeral began.

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In the process, we left some interesting reporting on the editing room floor.

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By the time it had come down to a two-horse race we were left with one bidder in the room and one on the telephone.

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After shifting a few leftovers around we made room for the Panasonic and left it to chill for 30 minutes to no ill effect.

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But the decision left activists with sufficient wiggle room that we can expect to see multinational corporations regularly being sued for their overseas activities for the foreseeable future.

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And when we left a book behind in our room at Mandarin Oriental, Singapore, the staff emailed us within 10 minutes of our departure offering to send it on to our next location.

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