They catch drug transactions, shoo away loiterers and break up fights, residents say.

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They can also shoo away one of the many macaques that are not too shy to steal food directly from the landing klotoks.

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Unfortunately it has been a tradition in Philippine political culture, to shoo away everything when a new administration comes in and then start with a new set of officials.

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The two bodies have taken the unusual step of releasing a joint policy statement on standards-essential patents (SEP) as their use in smartphone and tablet court cases, usually to shoo away Apple, has increased.

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After finally perfecting the walk and talk (after three or four times being either tripped up by pilgrims, or having to shoo away those who were waving to Mum back home from behind Zain, ) it was back to the hotel to pack up.

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Normally, South Korean patrol boats shoo them away, and they return to their home ports.

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He probably had to shoo them away from his sticky rice and mangoes.

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He was waving his hand as if to shoo her away, frowning.

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"Nah, we just shoo them away with our paddles, " one guide said.

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The young cop continued to try to shoo people away.

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Within minutes the mosque's loudspeakers had sounded the alarm, and hundreds had gathered to shoo the intruders away.

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