At the first sign of trouble, an Israeli soldier says, the peacekeepers will turn tail and run.

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Whether the recent bearishness will run deeper or turn tail, time will tell.

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And then, just when we think it is ready to scale its final peak, gold could turn tail and run for the valley.

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But TD is not about to turn tail.

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So why did Vodacom turn tail?

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Losing governors means parties lose coat-tail effects and the opportunity to exploit state resources for congressional campaigns, which in turn makes it harder to gain financing and airtime.

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The rotors turn in opposite directions to cancel out torque, the twisting action which requires conventional helicopters to use a tail rotor a hazardous appendage.

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