And there are other unexplained threads connecting Muslim leaders who are under investigation to Norquist's influence-peddling operation.

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Other security features include threads woven into the paper and microlettering.

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If, on the other hand, Mr Starr fails to tie the threads of his inquiry together, and has nothing to show for his investigation but petty embarrassment for the president, expect a backlash.

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Over time other companies have done the same, and Steve sees common threads emerging.

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Julie and Faye have reversed roles in many ways, and the fate of the other characters is revealed, as are most of the loose threads from Act 1.

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Thin, white threads are obtained from the core of fresh aloe leaves and woven into a net or other pattern on a cardboard background.

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The other 85 went bankrupt, were liquidated, were acquired or were left behind as the economy rushed ahead on its threads of glass fiber.

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As the blue laser sweeps the bottom of the slide, the optical threads in the broom underneath suck in the blips from the fluorescent cancer cells and shoot them through the other end of the broom handle and into the lenses.

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