He thinks it is time the country does the same: that its citizens think about the issue with every breath.

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His ability to keep coming back and playing competitively in this tournament is both commendable and surprising all in the same breath, but with his 41st birthday coming Thursday during the opening round of the tournament there may not be many more opportunities to achieve glory on a tour that is becoming increasingly deep with young talent from both sides of the pond.

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One other automaker that would have been mentioned in the same breath as Ford and GM, until its merger with Daimler-Benz, is Chrysler.

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In the same breath Nozad mentions a friend Shirazi should set up his cousin with.

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