The internet in China, in fact, punctures a few 20th century ways of thinking.

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Free Trade Hall is one of the few buildings in Manchester which punctures this fog of forgetfulness.

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More than 100 people were injured, most of those from punctures and lacerations from swirling debris, emergency officials reported.

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While ablation is generally safer than major surgery, serious--even fatal--complications can occur if the needle punctures or burns vital organs.

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Mobile bike mechanics set up camp every few hundred metres along the road, prepared to do a roaring trade in punctures and repairs.

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There is little else Ocean does not like punctures or peaks or density.

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Even a brain-dead liberal should appreciate the surgical finesse with which Mr Mamet punctures the pomposities of Gloria Steinem and Susan Sontag.

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The system also pumps in more air every 30 seconds for three minutes, just in case debris or a branch punctures a hole in the bag.

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It punctures the mystique that helped allow the security services to gain such clout under Vladimir Putin, Russia's former president and present prime minister and a former KGB spy.

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"They are all superficial punctures, and I have no way of knowing exactly why they were done, " the coroner said of the red gashes on the right side of Goldman's face.

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He added that decisions to carry out procedures such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans and invasive tests such as lumbar punctures and colonoscopies - which form a central part of GMC case - were made by one of his colleagues.

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