But Pentagon officials say their plate is full with the war in Afghanistan and with permanent military deployments in the Middle East and Asia to counter threats from Iran and North Korea.

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After landing on a soccer field near a school, Wolfowitz was escorted to a classroom, where about thirty farmers and their families presented him with a souvenir plate.

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They were still in their underwear when she returned ten minutes later with a plate of cheese and glasses of juice.

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As you probably know, they spread their call for the state to step up to the plate with funding through a gimmicky attempt to beat the world record for visiting all 468 subway stations.

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Under the advisement of Michel Rolland, a Bordeaux-based wine consultant, Grover produces a variety of whites and reds, including sauvignon blanc, viognier, cabernet and shiraz, that are as palatable with a plate of cumin-crusted lamb chops as they are on their own.

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While parents like Plate sympathized with the Bauers, others said it would never happen to their kid.

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The chef waits all year for their arrival, which he never fails to mark with his ritual glass of Bordeaux and plate of truffle pasta.

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"I don't have very much patience with people who don't step up to the plate in terms of addressing problems that are under their responsibility, " Gates said.

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