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The next day, as craft class neared, I began to think about the macaroni again.

London had already begun to disgorge its workers as he neared Putney Bridge; the ant-heap was on the move outwards.

As I neared the bottom, I saw, by the aid of a little light that came from above, what sort of place it was.

Because of its angle of approach, Lulin appeared to have a second anti-tail pointing toward the sun as it neared Earth.

Frog watched from the ground. When they neared the top, Rat called to his wife, "Look, dear, I've brought my friends to visit. "

As I neared the last pen a dog in the shadows of the far corner struggled to his feet, walked to the front of the run and sat down.

As she neared the altar, while the soft strains of the wedding march floated through the church, her eyes fell on a strange group.

'Does the U. S. have high-speed rail yet? ' one conductor-in-training asked an American journalist as the train neared Shanghai.

She ran as quickly as she can up to Sky, but as she neared she slowed, wondering why Brayden was asleep on his back.

By just touching the horse up a little as they neared the winning post, the rider drew ahead of his nearest competitor.

I wish I could say that was the end, but just as we neared my neighborhood, he ran over a cat.

Cao Cao's commanders, Xiahou Dun and Yu Jin, neared Bowang. They assigned half of their troops to the front, half to guard the grain wagons.

Selling off its Opel business was identified as a major priority by GM as it neared the end of this month. The bond exchange was another.

As we neared the two-mile mark, the leaders pulled away, even though my legs felt like they continued to pound away at the same rate.

As it neared the South Atlantic, however, storms began to cause great concern.

Noiselessly they neared the house, and then a hoarse young voice chanted out of the dusk: "I said, Bertie, why do you bound? "

The promotional programme that would launch Montayne was now proceeding at a frantic tempo as the February deadline neared.

She neared the crest of a hillock and was soon out of sight.

As the boat neared shore , the squall flipped it upside - down .

The Illuminati used particle beam accelerator weapons in pulse form to blow it up as it neared Jupiter.

He stepped confidently out into the road to hail the motor-car, which came along at an easy-pace, slowing down as it neared the lane.

As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.

Comet Hartley 2 became active recently as it neared the Sun and sunlight warmed the comet.

As they neared the door it was flung open, and Mr.

As the trucks neared their destination, however, checkpoint officials demanded increasingly larger sums.

Wang says she stopped allowing people to sign up to adopt orphans after the list neared two thousand people .

Released from jail in 1983 as communist rule in Europe neared its end, Mr Geremek devoted himself to hastening the regime's downfall.

At least 900 people required medical treatment as the temperature neared 40C.

As the night neared a close, I met a young man named Mohammad who had come from Basra, in Iraq.

as his force neared that goal , napoleon grew increasingly impatient and began planning an immediate attack.

They used the results to try to assess voting intentions as the election neared.

As the marchers neared Montgomery, their numbers began to swell and attention to their cause began to increase.

A pelican looped over the city as the skies darkened from the north and the eclipse neared its peak.

As the hour neared nine, I told my companion it was time to go back to check.

But the fact [the plane] has not appeared on radar when it neared land gives me cause for concern.

As Jacob neared the place of God's promise, his vision grew sharper. The issue wasn't about outward appearance but allegiance to God.

The petrochemicals industry is cyclical, but caution was in short supply as the buy-out cycle neared its end.

As he neared triple digits, an airliner flew overhead.

The Potala Palace, former residence of the Dalai Lama, commanded the view as caravans neared Tibet's capital of Lhasa.

Both Iraqi and American officials had predicted a surge in attacks as the deadline for withdrawal neared.

As we neared the bottom, her grip tightened again, but we did fine.

He threw off his coat as he neared the riverbank.

As it neared the ground, it lost power. Its navigation system stopped working.

As he neared, Carmen Elcira said, "Happy Independence Day. "

As inflation neared its peak of more than 13 percent, Jimmy Carter appointed Paul Volcker as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board.

As they neared the finish line , the car in front of Roy took a corner too quickly and flipped over blocking the track .

We cheered as he neared the finishing line .

Construction accelerated this month as the anniversary date neared but, as of Tuesday, only 13 new homes were finished.

As the end of the speech neared, a groan was audible in the masses.

Loud cheering reached my ears as I neared the building.

As we neared our destination it began to rain, and when we arrived, the rain strengthened, so we donned raincoats.

In the category Harvard calls 'real assets, ' including timber, commodities and real estate, annual losses neared 40%.

As they neared the grape hut, the patrol waded through an irrigation ditch.

Later, the 501st were assigned with protecting the Death Star as it neared completion.

But as they neared our pew I could see my aunt's face was puffy from crying.

His words "my life is over" rang in my ears for weeks after, and as Thanks-giving vacation neared, my concern for Richard heightened.

China is the homeland of porcelain manufacture and the porcelain art is gash neared in Jingdezhen.

Yet as the interview neared its end, his tone belied his agitation.

As the election neared, volunteers started to flood in.

The crowd set up a shout as the winner neared the post.

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I here tomwhichley declare not the speech contest neared.

Now, they are up 28%, though they are still only a little over half the peak in 2008, when prices neared $13 a bushel.

After some time, our guide neared the riverbank and motioned toward the village.

We had seen a man dressed in white, some 200 metres ahead of us, take off at a sprint as we neared the field.

Oil-related shares were also on the rise Monday as the oil price neared $90 a barrel.

Only when the physical limits of driving are neared is there a slight oversteer tendency.

The ship neared the dock.

Now Narbondel was almost cool; another day neared its end.

A third man joined them as they neared the gate.

He got more and more nervous as the day of his department neared.

The country has paid off a foreign debt that once neared $200 billion.

The skiff-boat neared: I heard them talk.

So last Tuesday, as pro-Gaddafi forces neared Benghazi, oil dropped 3. 9 per cent.

By the end of 2008, it neared zero.

By 2000, Hon Hai's work force neared 30, 000 people and its revenue topped $3 billion.

The excess cash has fed inflation, which neared a 12-year high of 8. 5 percent in April.

The death toll has now neared 15, 000.

The exchange rate had recently neared that point.

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CNOOC jumped 6. 3 per cent to HK$13. 90 as oil prices neared an 18-month high.

The yield on its ten-year government bonds neared 7% on September 29th, a record spread of 4. 7 percentage points above those of Germany.