• For a brief second, she imagined her body warmed by the sun and her head pillowed by the sand, while out in the distance he waved to her between surging whitecaps.

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  • Flocks of sheep graze in the distance while the odd pheasant flutters between the topiary.

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  • While distance seems an obstacle in the selection process, for many students on the east coast, the flight time to the United Kingdom is around the same as if they had chosen a school on the west coast.

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  • That meant Button was able to lap at his maximum potential for his entire first stint, trailing the Toyotas at a few seconds' distance, while Vettel's pace was compromised in the early laps by Hamilton.

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  • That has prompted the Vatican to distance itself sharply from American policy in the Middle East, while reaching out where possible to moderate Muslims.

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