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Paul, this is John. John, this is Paul. 1. Have you met Paul? No, I haven't. Paul, this is John. John, this is Paul. 2. Have you two met each other? Have you two met each other? No, we haven't. Anne, this is Marie. Marie, Anne. Have you two met each

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A: Are you ready to order? B: I think that we have a pretty good idea of what we would like to order. A: Let me tell you about the specials of the day, which are chicken in a wine sauce with capers, and grilled garlic shrimp. B: I was wondering if th

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 21 September 2007 The commander of coalition forces in Baghdad says there are not enough Iraqi forces in the city to control it without coalition help, but he says the combined U.S. and Iraqi force is making good progress in def

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Deciding where to place a Wi-Fi router at home to minimise signal blackspots is a fine art. But a physicist has attempted to tackle the problem by mathematically working out the optimum position for a router. He studied how walls and reflections affe

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