He knows how to bow to foreign diplomats in the manner of their own countries, sits at table without fidgeting or feeding spaniels, can neatly carve and joint any fowl if requested to serve his elders.

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Pediatricians try to carve out time for some private conversation, without a parent present, starting around age 10.

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But there is no way to carve out venture capital from the bill, without risking buy-out shops wiggling their way through that hole too.

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And as the seconds ticked by Liverpool could not find the urgency or ingenuity to carve open the robust Fulham defence leaving the Anfield crowd frustrated and having to contemplate next season without Champions League football.

BBC: Liverpool 0-0 Fulham