There is no washing machine or dishwasher, so much of Mr Barrington's day is taken up with the daily chores and maintenance jobs.

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To distract herself from the war, Hazel says she tries to lose herself in her daily chores, tending to a house and a family separated by war.

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In spite of the activities of the marauding bombers and killers, farmers have not abandoned their daily chores, most schools remain open, Muslims still attend prayer services in their mosques on Fridays and the churches draw full congregations on Sundays, under guard by armed police.

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The most action packed day of the football calendar is almost upon us and to ensure tomorrow's transfer deadline day is not interrupted with life's daily chores, Sky Sports News presenters Jim White and Charlotte Jackson tried out an innovative new trolley at Sainsbury's, designed to allow customers to stream the latest sports action via the Sky Go iPad app while they shop.

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The tribal kids were a group of self-sufficient doers, able to forage food and otherwise help out with the chores of daily living.

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And I struggle daily with saying no -- or, in some cases, with making them do chores and save their allowances to buy things on their own.

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