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I refused, of course, and raced to my boss's office to ask that I be taken off the case.

She had taken off the last two years because she said she "just needed to get my life together. "

And when the scarf was taken off his eyes, the Star-Child found himself in a dungeon, that was lit by a lantern of horn.

After the plane had taken off, the hijacker would force his way into the pilot's cockpit and threaten him with a gun.

So she sat me down, forced out a confession, and the delivered her own penance. Whacking me with a damp shoe she'd just taken off my foot.

She had taken off her jacket, loosened her tie and undone the top button, and was sitting at the kitchen table with a glass of milk.

"What you're seeing is people at the bottom rung of the economic ladder being taken off the economic ladder entirely, " Kleinbard said.

Tevez had played his part and had been applauded when taken off but he did not stay to see his team-mates hang on to their lead.

The I series had been designed for efficient information exchanges, but it had never taken off .

Private television-news channels were taken off the air. For a decent seeming man, it was an act of political indecency.

I personally feel he should be taken off the Gryffindor Quidditch team until he is ready to be honest.

Hey, sit down! As I said before, if you're not careful, you'll get your head taken off in this factory. Now, try to pay attention.

But some seem to have taken off, for instance "telepresence" , or high-end videoconferencing.

Not surprisingly, the decision was made to close down Oil of Melaleuca, Inc, which had taken off with such great promise.

While Geppetto was being taken off to prison, Pinocchio ran as fast as he could across the fields to get back home.

With a great weight taken off his mind, he went to bed.

Two detectives have been taken off the inquiry to help with a murder case.

The White House has also made clear nothing had been taken off the table, including the possibility of arming the rebels in Libya.

Rosiglitazone was taken off the market in Europe, and its use is greatly restricted in the United States.

But then I took the pieces that I had taken off and put them at the bottom. And, of course those are the remains and they're so labeled.

On Monday he was brought out of the artificial coma he had been placed in to aid his recovery and taken off a respirator.

There is a little bit of interest. There's one or two Chinese buyers or owners, but it hasn't really taken off yet.

When history is written, I think it will show that without the visual nature of the Web, it never would have taken off as an IT substrate.

I settle down in the best armchair in the house that I had taken off the porch.

Paradoxically, it would be just as bad if the financial pressure were taken off.

Each time he was taken off combat status, he gave a big party for the little circle of friends he had.

Half a point would be taken off for a mistake in spelling or a misplaced accent, and a full point for any errors in grammar.

Shortly afterwards, one of China's most controversial and most widely watched shows - If You Are The One - was taken off the air.

The plane was to have taken off at 8 am; it was the heavy rain that delayed its leaving.

The plane had already taken off before they got to the airport.

The changes first prompted laughter, but that quickly turned to disappointment after the series was taken off the air by the channel itself.

Several news programmes have been taken off the air, though other services are broadcasting normally.

An airline pilot finishes talking to the passengers after the plane has taken off, and forgets to turn off the intercom.

When she was taken off dialysis, she was no longer in 'active care' so she was put on private pay.

Taken off fattiness of milk and general milk have protein and mineral substance as much, but it has wiped off that fattiness.

Core services like car rental were popular right from the word go, although what's really taken off is our monthly journal Travel Direct.

Since the collapse of communism, entrepreneurs have taken off in places where they were once forbidden, including Russia.

This is known as the "spongeworthiness" problem, after an episode of Seinfeld in which the contraceptive sponge is taken off the market.

On their wedding night he had taken off his own clothes and, shyly, took off hers as well.

Reports say the flight originated in London and had taken off from Singapore heading for Sydney.

Edwin van der Sar was taken off at half-time against Kiev with a foot injury, but the Dutch keeper is expected to be fit.

Since the late 1980s, the citizen sector has taken off and experienced rapid growth in terms of productivity and impact.

In Crawford, Texas, I was shown into the back of a tractor trailer and taken off for a half hour lurch through the dust.

These contact lenses are to be worn while sleeping and taken off after waking up for vision to improve.

"The capital market, like for instance the securitization market in the Philippines, still hasn't taken off, " he said.

Since the collapse of communism, entrepreneurs have taken off in places where they were once forbidden , like Russia.

Gap year usually refers to one year taken off by a student between leaving school and taking up a place at a university.

They held the plane and he was taken off and is now being held in police custody for questioning.

The plane was to have taken off at eight this morning, but a heavy rain poured down.

To move it forward, and there are so many games on the same day as well, I think it has taken off the charm of the FA Cup.

Then they, presumably , would have apologized, perhaps even taken off their caps, and let me on my way.

With the great weight taken off his mind, he felt satisfied.

But gold prices are up 30% in a year and they've more than doubled over five years. Platinum's booming. Even silver has now taken off.

His snarling temper caused him to be taken off by Sven-Goran Eriksson during England's friendly against Spain in November 2004.

The last flight taken off, the poor granny left for Tokyo by ship.

I experienced a lightness, as if a heavy weight was taken off my shoulders.

This juice is taken off from the essence of good taste, each has its own to be shot.

In the first few minutes, most of the dresses are taken off the racks by the patrons, some of whom try them on in the aisles.

Social-networking sites have taken off in much of the world, with users across the globe becoming increasingly interconnected.

O'Brien had stood up. He had taken off his spectacles and was in the act of resettling them on his nose with his characteristic gesture.

The video captured is not very clear as the platform for the cam vibrate quite a lot after the helicopter has taken off.

A spokesman at the hospital at San Antonio said Hasan had been taken off a ventilator at the weekend and had been talking to hospital staff.

The jewellery and watch categories have taken off as well , with Sotheby's and Christie's reporting record growth in both areas .

This style of photography has since taken off in the industry, and Amber is seeing increasing demand in her local market. .

Murdoch appeared calm but had taken off the blue suit jacket that had been splashed in the attack.

His duty fulfilled, Henry felt a great weight taken off his mind.

Water aerobics has really taken off in the last few years in Europe and America and become the most popular female keep fit activity.

And baseball and softball have been taken off the schedule and will not be featured in the 2012 London Games.

Two of these can be taken off the list immediately.

Conversation continues, and the men, a bit excited, have all taken off their coats.

He was also taken off the potent drugs used to treat his AIDS.

Due to the bad weather, all the planes to this area were taken off the line.

Cigarettes should also be taken off display in shops and packaging should be made generic and standardised, doctors said.

Harry pulled the Horcrux from the pocket of the wet jacket he had just taken off and set it down on the grass in front of them.

Cell phones have taken off like a rocket in markets that have lacked the most basic telephone infrastructure.

to his deep disappointment, the glance had taken off when he hurried to the airport.

Some firms have toyed with the idea of charging obese travellers for two seats, but it is not a practice that has taken off industry-wide.

He offered me a drink before he had taken off his coat.

Individual case of skin rip, bleeding with the erection of penis after the ring being taken off, and slow cicatrization of wound.

The official said the plane had taken off an hour later than scheduled, and came down because of bad weather conditions.

After being taken off the list, North Korea could better tap into international finance and get some trade sanctions lifted.

Other obstacles to women were the time taken off to have children and workplace discrimination.

The ice pack and wrapping were taken off before the team left the field, and Moss walked off under his own power.

Only one person , the first officer , survived . Investigators are looking into whether the plane had taken off on a wrong runway .

" man B comforts: " man B comforts: : The woman is like the dress, want to be taken off, what is there alarming?

Pressure is gradually taken off the lymphatic system, allowing it to channel more freely.

While an apple of peas or grain can be directly taken off the plant and eaten , can you wring a chicken's neck and then bite into it ?

Over the years, a number of radical redesigns have been proposed, but none has taken off.

All suspected meat products have been taken off shelves, and all feedstuff and meat confirmed to contain the additive have been destroyed.

Up to 800, 000 cars were taken off Beijing roads on Monday as the traffic restriction officially began.

When I got to the airport, the plane had taken off.

eg. Doctors recommended that the slimming pills should be taken off the market.

After eating, the melon seed shell bag is taken off and thrown into a garbage bin.

the plane had taken off when i got to the airport.

An employer cannot make deductions from the employee's remuneration in respect of the time taken off, provided it does not exceed 2 hours.

Don't you think it needs a little taken off on top, too?

The ruling means that thousand thousands of taxies taxis and buses should be taken off these the streets.

Five months after the accident, he asked to be taken off the respirator.

The plane was to have taken off at six, but something went wrong.

But the albatross has not taken off yet: the miner languishes on an undemanding earnings multiple of about 15 times.

Despite millions of dollars spent on marketing SOA, it has not really taken off yet.

He wants the leaf taken off the UN's banned-substances list to allow its industrialisation in drinks and creams.

It had taken off from Newark airport in New Jersey.

Eight years ago, she was taken off a combination of estrogen and progesterone, fearing dangerous risks.

Finally, their product was seized by the FDA and taken off the shelf for being an illegal drug.

Perhaps they should have taken off their clothes instead, as a group of art students in Hamburg did earlier this year.

Given all these benefits, why has mobile banking taken off in Kenya and a few other places but not elsewhere?

They were later taken off the case and transferred to other duties.

It could even be embodied in a machine taken off the market years earlier.

Personalized lending has taken off in recent years as the phenomenon of microfinance has grown in scope and stature.

She predicts that mobile banking, which has already taken off in Kenya, will be a great enabler of m-health.

The flight had been uneventful -- check - in was a breeze and the Boeing 737 had taken off for the three -hour trip north on time.

Private, global networks would have taken off, he says, but these would have been very expensive.

It has even landed and taken off from a carrier deck without benefit of arresting gear or catapults.

"Regardless of the brand or the batch, they must be taken off shelves. Their sale must be stopped, " Xinhua said.

The other miners can be seen waving at the camera, smiling and making peace signs. Most have beards and have taken off their shirts.

The first flight by an Iraqi airline between Baghdad and London has taken off after a gap of nearly 20 years.

Results: Two cases were cured by enhanced antibiotic therapy and taken off part of the grafted material.

Silkworms have been taken off the menu in the Beijing cafeteria.

With the technology for electric cars steadily improving, and gas prices fluctuating, consumer interest has taken off.

Can someone please come up with the answer of what the substitute would be if ALL dogs in China were taken off the market?

The gent has taken off his clothes and put on his bathing-suit, but the water is getting colder and there is an autumn nip in the air.

As the weather warms, the arm warmers can be rolled down or taken off and stored in your jersey pocket.

So although international golf has really taken off, American golf is still in very good shape.

More than a dozen officers will be taken off the street as authorities investigate the Monday night incident.

For its part, Nintendo can boast that its new console has taken off the fastest, having sold nearly 6m units since November.

Some women got pregnant and gave birth, but were taken off the gel quickly to reduce any risk.

You can exchange it, provided that you haven't taken off the tag.

Peter had thought the plain would have taken off by the time he arrived at the airport.

provided that you've the receipt and haven't taken off the tag.

If you need an inch taken off, go for two-thirds of an inch instead, which will buffer any future shrinkage.

Banks and regulators were taken off guard and are only now totting up the damage.

It broke down at Ferngreen station and was taken off the line. '

Andrey had taken off his heavy coat and was wrapping it around his left arm .

Bidding , unsurprisingly , was light and the unit was taken off the market .

This isn't an individual product but a whole new product category that has really taken off in 2008.

Masks are to be taken off while smoking, thus reducing the protection.

Indeed, the programme was so sensitive, it was taken off the air.

The boxes each contain the belongings of the inmates that were taken off of them the day they entered prison.

And they both have been taken off the train while the investigation moves forward.

If we've had that many complaints, let's get the products taken off the shelves until the manufacturer cleans up their act.

The sport has taken off in Asia, and especially China, which loves any kind of race that creates a betting opportunity.

I was completely taken off guard by his resignation.

take off Its economy has now taken off and its total economic output has surpassed Dalian.

But when I had turned off the faucet and taken off my underpants, she looked me over calmly.

That interest has taken off in recent years as advances in genetic engineering allow them to customize viruses that target tumors.

Both China and India have taken off since their governments allowed people and companies more economic freedom.

Most people in your position would be happy to have another body taken off their hands.

The plane was to have taken off at 9, but something went wrong.

He had taken off Father's face, Bran thought, and donned the face of Lord Stark of Winterfell.

He ordered the piston taken off the lathe and fitted to the cylinder.

Miss Liu: Yes, they are made of eggshells. The yolk and white are taken off.

An employer cannot make deductions from the employee's remuneration for the time taken off.

But for whatever reason, the semantic Web hasn't taken off, and the problem of finding structured data in an unstructured world remains.

As a result, key decisions tend to be taken off the cuff and outside the institutions of government.

The crew were taken off the wrecked ship by the lifeboat.

It seems her career has taken off. Congrats to her success!

It's basically wrong to have observation taken off from hearsay.

There were sighs of desperation and anxiety spreading throughout the cabin like a tidal wave, and we hadn't even taken off yet.

The crew were taken off (the wrecked vessel) by helicopter.

Food may not be taken off premises after it has been prepared and served.

eg. The officer leading the investigation has been taken off the case.

It has taken off at last. Only with further reform can it spread its wings and soar.

We have taken off the shoes, and have forward leaved with walking gingerly in the corridor.

He played, and scored, at Fulham and I was criticised by a lot of 'experts' because he was taken off in the second half.

In the year one hundred and seventy the yoke of the Gentiles was taken off from Israel.

If Apple loses this case, its iPad could be taken off all the shelves in the mainland.

The 8 o'clock train broke down at Ferngreen station and was taken off the line. '

I felt a great weight taken off my mind by this promise.

Except that those who got rich first have chosen investment immigration and taken off. So who's going help me?

Ads for banks have taken off as the financial industry has been liberalised over the past decade.

Badoer on next year's car: 'Next year we'll see a different Ferrari, everything will change with KERS and the aerodynamic parts taken off.

My hat of general boy is taken off , is execute juggle for a short time, throw a shape besides doing the past window.

The Sound Princess started out as more of a novelty, but in the past year sales have taken off.

It went up to about 16, 000 posts, and now it has been taken off.

The child was taken off by kidnappers.

Some books state that the mala could be taken off during menstrual cycle.

I hurried to the airport only to be told that the plan had taken off.

His name was taken off the list because of his frequent absence.

Because everything was taken off, is life really very trivial, and how is original done strongly?

As China's demand for renewable energy has taken off, its manufacturing capacity has been growing even more rapidly.

The HR manager hurried to the airport only to be told the plane had taken off.

He had taken off his shoes and rolled up his jeans, having apparently been wading in the pond.

We will see the froth taken off the gold price if there is no more dramatic news today.

o Add a space to include those items taken off the bucket list.

Zain was pronounced dead at the hospital. His little sister Faraal was taken off life support Wednesday morning.

Once the glass form cools completely, it is taken off the metal stick.

He felt a great weight taken off.

The officer leading the inquiry has been taken off the case.

British Airways Flight 111 had just taken off when suddenly passengers and crew aboard the flight heard a loud bang from the cockpit.

Only after she had taken off her coat and hat could I recognize her.

Intercity bus travel has taken off in the last few years.

The plane had taken off from the southern Thai town of Krabi, another popular tourist destination.

And on small mountainous islands like Japan and Taiwan, the sport has really taken off.

The proper solution is to make the action easily reversible and provide enough modeless feedback so that users are not taken off-guard.

If they develop the rash, they are taken off the drug and are missed on chart review.

His leg had to be taken off above the knee.

Wine and culinary tourism have taken off in the valley, and development has followed.

Realized they had already taken off with the tusks.

He arrived at the airport only to find the plane had already taken off.

The doors would be taken off their hinges; Rumpelmayer's men were coming.

It is also true that while many 'short' positions on stocks have been taken off, plenty remain.

Meat from pilot whales a type of dolphin was taken off local school lunch menus in October.

" Gary and Wes have a little problem because this young boy Rafael has really taken off, " said Ferguson.

The aircraft has taken off, she constantly continued sailing.

Their statement was immediately taken off the Chinese internet.

The stock market is up almost 90 per cent from its March lows, and more importantly, the property market has taken off again.

Two jugular external vein cases had the catheters taken off because of the inappropriate fixing.

Arriving at the airport (=When I arrived at the airport), I found my light had taken off.

The event follows on the heels of lucrative camel competitions which have taken off in recent years, according to Reuters.

Indonesia's transport minister, Jusman Syafii Djamal, said 150 people had been taken off the ferry.

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The result is that pressure and irritation are taken off the neural and sensory receptors, alleviating pain.

After all, the first i Phone hadn't really taken off at the 74-day mark, which was around the time Apple cut the price of the device.

Social-networking sites have taken off in Indonesia. Who will profit?

He also says the oil and gas markets, particularly liquefied natural gas in Australia, have taken off (seep. 80).

"That doesn't mean the entire defense budget has to be taken off the table, " he added.

Give it here! Harry yelled, but Malfoy had leapt onto his broomstick and taken off.

And yet aviation in China has barely taken off.

About a month ago, Golkin was suddenly taken off Kashin's case and replaced by another detective.

But it was taken off the market in 2007 "because it wasn't our best tasting product, " a spokesman says.

There's precious little left after your ticket and dinners and such are taken off.

Arriving at the airport, Lily found that the plane had taken off.

Then this tribe put on briefs eventually, but was not taken off however when defecate!

It is more beautiful once princess pippa had taken off her coat and a turban.

The reel was taken off and the house was silent except for the steady pattering of the rain on the iron roof.

We hear of videos that go viral. But why has this word, absolutely, taken off?

The ICC's reputation, hardly gleaming, has had yet more shine taken off it.

Output is taken off the emitter.

Despite those teething pains, the Part D plan has taken off in earnest.

I felt a great weight taken off my mind .

Barcoding has taken off rapidly since Dr Hebert invented it.

With so many people worried about the global economic fallout, yellow underwear being taken off everywhere. . . of the shelves.

However, there is some support for the idea that breasts in bras actually sag more (when bra is taken off).

The first 200 quickly sold out, and the company has taken off from there.

Each reactor is taken off stream in turn for regeneration.

In Canada, it was used in 300, 000 to 400, 000 homes as loose fill in attics until it was taken off the market in 1990.

Three evening buses were taken off this route last month.

I arrived at the airport, the aircraft has taken off.

The play was taken off after only three performances.

It's really taken off the ground.

Nowhere has the fashion taken off as quickly as in Latin America.

But in recent years the car has taken off after a redesign reduced the price.

If they have spelling or egregious grammar errors, they get points taken off.

The plane she takes has not taken off, you have to wait for another hour.

His father was taken off by cancer.

Will Japanese products even be taken off shelves?

They arrived at the airport in haste only to find that the plane had taken off.

Sales of home computers have taken off in recent years.

But there is a catch: the drug was taken off the market 25 years ago after being found to cause dangerous seizures in some people.