As for the other incidents that have beset the type over the past few months -- a fan shaft failure on an engine, an oil leak, a windshield crack -- all can safely be put down to teething problems.

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About the size of a dollar bill, the mud covered the carpet and spanned the crack of the trapdoor that led down into the three-foot-high crawl space beneath the house.

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Since the start of his presidency, he has tried to crack down on those Americans 22, 000-25, 000 last year who travel to Cuba without permits.

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Charles Clarke, the home secretary, accused the Conservatives of flip-flopping over identity cards touted these days as a way to crack down on terrorists, among others and seeking to water down laws that would enhance national security.

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It also has a unit that does court- or regulat0r-appointed compliance monitoring of lending institutions a growing business as regulators crack down on mortgage servicers and get them to sign settlements that require continuing oversight by outside entities.

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We have a laugh, we have a crack but when it's time to get down to business we get down and train hard -and that's all down to Rob.

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He was first elected in 1998 as a political aspirin to cure the hangover left behind by the infamous Marion Barry, who ran down the budget, cavorted in strip bars and was jailed for smoking crack (but still re-elected after his release).

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