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  • Her brothers recalled pillow-fights with their elder sister, who was only 5-foot-3 and weighed about 90 pounds.

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  • Professor Propper said an elder sister with a baby could also influence the decision to keep a baby.

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  • The seven-time grand slam champion, elder sister of Serena, then paired with Isner to beat Johansson and Tsonga 6-7 6-2 10-8 in a tight deciding rubber.

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  • Serena's elder sister Venus is also paired with an American.

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  • Planned changes to the law of succession that end the tradition of a boy taking precedence over an elder sister are already de facto in effect, the British Cabinet Office said.

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  • Meanwhile, the elder sister of Serena Williams, seven-time grand slam winner Venus Williams , played a key role in a 2-1 win for the United States over South Africa in Perth.

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  • Sandhya Mridul also impresses, with a solid and honest performance as Mukherjee's elder sister, whilst Vivek Oberoi steals the show, proving he possesses the acting talent to back up his flawless looks.

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  • Planned changes to the law of succession that end the tradition of a boy taking precedence over an elder sister are already de facto in effect, the British Cabinet Office has said.

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  • The researchers said the probability of the younger sister having a teenage pregnancy went from one in five to two in five if the elder sister had a baby as a teenager.

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  • Her elder sister Ejegayehu was an Olympic silver medalist in 2004, while younger sister Genzebe was the 2009 world junior cross country champion and a younger brother Dejene is a promising 800m runner.

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  • He was brought up by a mother who passed herself off as his elder sister, and he only learned the truth from her on the day he was mobilised for war-time service in 1917.

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  • He looks to the sayings of Confucius for guidance and demonstrates something close to chivalry when a young Japanese woman (Takahashi) seeks his assistance in locating another Zhou, whom she claims is her elder sister's boyfriend.

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  • Barger had a tough childhood in working-class Oakland - his mother abandoned the family when he was very young and his father was a chronic alcoholic who left him in the care of his elder sister Shirley much of the time.

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  • There is a strong genetic link - a baby is 30-40 times more likely to develop cleft lip and palate if their elder brother or sister was also born with the condition.

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  • She was christened Carys Davina Grey, although sister Sian - two years her elder - called Grey-Thompson "tiny" when first seeing her new sister but pronounced it "tanni", and the name stuck.

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