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But then again, perhaps it was just the call of a crane flying overhead, the flapping of wings and the drone of the insects in the forest.
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But more red tape and higher taxes, if unchecked, risk clipping the wings of Britain's high-flying firms.
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And this year, despite optimistic forecasts of a great flurry of wings, Scottish gamekeepers think that there has been only a marginal increase in the number of birds flying the gauntlet of the guns.
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In the early nervous days of flying, designers were for ever concerned that the wings would fall off.
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In one game, Pilot Wings Resorts, players take the wheel of an airplane and cruise around an island, flying through hoops or popping balloons for points.
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This means it can hover like a helicopter, but when flying forwards can reduce the speed of the main rotor and let the wings provide part of the lift.
ECONOMIST: Chop, chop