By the time these decisions were made, Rumsfeld and the Army were absorbed in fighting overseas military campaigns, so few people outside the affected states and companies paid much attention.

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Looking to see that the children were still absorbed in the television, she kneeled next to him and began patting his pockets.

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WHO's formation and were absorbed into it in 1948, guard their autonomy jealously.

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His move away from traditional folk songwriting, paired with a controversial decision to "go electric", proved equally influential - his confessional, introspective lyrics were undoubtedly absorbed by The Beatles in their later work.

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In almost every case, the targets were small institutions that could easily be absorbed.

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Best of all, 99 percent of the hydrocarbons absorbed were able to be recovered, meaning the sponge could be redeployed up to ten times without a drop in performance.

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His performances on air and in the courtroom were widely derided by prosecutors, legal analysts and commentators as narcissistic, self-absorbed and even more hurtful to the young men he was convicted of molesting.

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Mr McQueen said plans were in place to speed up case handling in Aberdeen and that he was confident Haddington's work could be absorbed in the capital.

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