What on earth would an entire life be like, composed of such rustles and creaks?

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In Congress, sanctions legislation also creaks along, but that too is simply going through the motions.

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Then a rusty iron gate creaks open and a huge man pops into the twilight.

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Malnutrition has increased and is higher than in most African countries while the political system creaks and blocks reform.

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We hear creaks and groans in the coal walls.

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The result, in the case of the Finnieston crane (officially the Stobcross Crane but known better for its location) is a deep, low hum as the wind creaks through the metal struts.

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No creaks, no cracks, and no issues.

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