Mr Kerry is offering a pause for reflection and consolidation, a left fork rather than a sharp left turn.

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Each were equally unfamiliar with the 3.4-mile, 20-turn circuit, and much attention was paid to an imposingly steep hill and sharp left turn on the northeast section of the course.

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So-called "alternative comedians" on TV and in clubs took a sharp left turn away from the routines of their more reactionary predecessors, with many of the newcomers poking fun at the po-faced prime minister.

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Despite the fact that we are in the midst of a sharp left turn U.S. stocks and bonds are currently at valuations consistent with times in our history when our culture and policies were much friendlier to economic growth and prosperity.

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Since 2004, when prime minister Ariel Sharon forced internal security minister Uzi Landau to resign due to Landau's opposition to Sharon's sharp turn to the left, the police have not been ordered to rein in the activities of the militia.

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Grant Elliott shared 71 with Taylor before he was the first of two wickets for burly left-arm spinner Roelof van der Merwe, who extracted considerable turn at a sharp pace.

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