His pants size was down from its peak, size 62, but he was concerned about the physical challenges of shooting on location in New Zealand.

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But although the company was at its peak in terms of size, it made its first loss in 2001 in the face of rising fuel prices, a shortage of trained drivers and tougher demands from its customers.

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Fret not, though, as the company assured us it'll be using tiny class-D digital amping that won't affect its current size, aiming to provide 80-100 peak RMS watts of power.

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The Boardmans were staying at the upscale Holiday Inn, which takes out a section of Patong about the size of a city block and is home to hundreds during the peak holiday season.

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Overall the size of the economy as a whole remains 2.6% smaller than its pre-recession peak.

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