Inflation was high, but had begun to recede from a September 1974 peak.

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And of course while the military option may recede from the headlines for the time being, it will not be removed altogether.

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The expansion of the universe causes galaxies to recede from one another, and light from a receding object appears redder than that from a stationary object.

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However, two questions remain, especially for those CMOs focused on retail conversions: Will the first three data waves gradually recede from shore, revealing that spending data alone is the quickest way to purchase?

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Unsurprisingly, this move prompted legal challenges from prisoners who saw their hopes of parole recede without warning.

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From early on Tuesday the flood water started to recede.

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Jim Florey, from the agency, said rivers were now beginning to recede.

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Both suffered from their presumption, and both, in second terms, learned to recede and assume more discreet modes of influence.

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