An incident room has also been set up at Swords Garda (police) station and officers have appealed for information about the theft.

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Regardless, they are sure to cross swords at some juncture, adding further spice to a match of extremely high stakes.

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Glancing at all the swords and knives in these shots makes me realize how much more detailed they are, especially in the hilt.

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All the parties crossed swords with him at one time or another.

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Moviegoers are in for one final go-around of space-going swashbucklers slashing at each other with laser swords as they rocket from star to star.

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The fearsome fists that hold the swords aloft are replicas of Mr Hussein's own hands, made at an ironworks in Basingstoke, a peaceable suburban town west of London.

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Alternatively, you can spend your coin on making armor and weapons for your sworn swords, or you can hire new ones (which lets you do more quests at once).

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Most do not, and all too often the owners cross swords with the original landholder: a strange creature who counts on irrigation water, operates machinery at odd hours, and offends his neighbours with smelly cattle-holding pens.

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The glittering burial hoard from Mycenae gold cups, jewellery, bronze swords with gold-plated hilts and hundreds of ornaments is still a crowd-puller at the Athens archaeological museum.

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