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Fred Weir was still handsome then, his dark hair swept back from a sharp peak in a high-templed forehead, a tall, athletic fellow with a charming grin.
NPR: Excerpt: 'Trauma'
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The notion of a sharp global peak in production does not withstand scrutiny, either.
ECONOMIST: Why the world is not about to run out of oil
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The rover's primary target is Mount Sharp, a peak about 8 kilometers (5 miles) away.
CNN: Mars rover could start moving in a week
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For one thing, the number of citizen-initiatives on the ballot, 61, represents a sharp decline from the peak of 102 in 1994.
ECONOMIST: Referendums
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As you can see from the chart, the rather sharp correction from the September peak occurred during a seasonally strong period, but since the initial plunge, gold prices have again begun to edge higher.
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Often, epidemics begin with a low, steady rate of cases, followed by a sharp acceleration to a much higher peak.
ECONOMIST: The BSE Inquiry
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Some 57 years later he wistfully remembered the regret at leaving the eternal snows of the Jungfrau and the sharp outline of the pyramid-shaped Silberhorn peak against the dark blue of the sky.
BBC: In Alpine villages, Hobbits lurk
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Its prime target is the 18, 000-foot (5, 500-meter) peak at the center of Gale Crater, Mount Sharp, where scientists hope to get a layer-by-layer look at the history of the planet.
CNN: Mars rover captures nearby rocket 'footprint'
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It was a time of sharp recession, with the Dow still under 1000, struggling to touch a peak first hit in ... gasp, 1966.
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The rover's mission is to determine whether Mars ever had an environment capable of supporting life, and its prime target is Mount Sharp, the 18, 000-foot (5, 500-meter) peak about 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) to the south.
CNN: Mars panorama shows Curiosity's prime target
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Sharp a three-and-a-half-billion-year-old peak in the middle of the crater, with layered deposits like a textbook on Martian prehistory.
NEWYORKER: The Martian Chroniclers
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Notwithstanding the sharp recovery of the past twelve months, this leaves large value stocks fully 21% below the peak they reached three years ago.
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