As each step grows more difficult, some people begin to question whether they can reach the finish line.

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And once they reach the finish line?

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He claims his goal is simply to reach the finish line in Paris rather than be a contender for the green jersey, awarded to the winner of the points competition and frequently the prize for the best sprinter.

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Besides becoming, possibly, the first social networking company to reach the IPO finish line, Renren.com is reaching it prior to its original American counterpart, the ubiquitous Facebook.

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The front-runners are expected to reach the Nome finish line early next week.

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No matter how many years of effort they'd spent to reach the race, they knew there were real victims here, and the finish line didn't matter anymore.

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