I've always wondered who these people are who have the time to write thousand-word reviews of things like heated toilet seats.

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It takes courage to write one word on a presentation slide instead of fifty.

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Students must complete five years of a foreign language, pass six sets of exams and write a 4, 000-word essay.

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"I just think it's a matter of removing the stigma of having a 'problem, ' which is sort of already happening, " said Yeager, who said he didn't write his essay as part of a mission to spread the word about drinking and young people but is thrilled if his story helps raise awareness.

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And I had to be at my desk, at my office, with the first cup of coffee, a legal pad and write the first word at 5:30, five days a week.

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His answer was that voters who wanted Britain out should write the word "out" on their ballot papers, so the number of spoiled papers would indicate the support for withdrawal.

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The latest reports in The Times suggest that pupils would have to write a 5, 000-word extended essay, adding an element that is an important part of the International Baccalaureate (IB).

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