The woman in the car shot the approaching woman in the face, killing her.

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Instead, they stood their ground in the face of approaching enemy, risked their lives, and carried me to safety.

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In the midst of the financial crisis, Ms. Drew attended the regular morning huddle with traders and forced them to defend positions and outline the risks they would face during the approaching trading day.

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While Illinois and most of New England (Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island) all face pension under-funding approaching 50%, America's largest states, California, Florida, New York and Texas, went into the recession better prepared, with funding levels of roughly 85% or more.

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Seeing his always smiling face, and him seeing me approaching, brought out joy in each of us social beings who have been in a lack of social encounters.

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Brad Setser believes that unless China rapidly revalues its currency, it will face increased pressures on its domestic economy - with over-investment (now approaching 50% of GDP) eventually collapsing, putting pressure on the banking system.

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