If conditions are exactly right, the wort ferments on its own, as if by magic.

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As if by magic, it also induced blinding headaches and caused mouth ulcers to randomly appear.

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Hannifin delights in picking out unusual items that demonstrate the principles of science as if by magic.

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Hey presto, as if by magic, problem solved: Bankia would have billions in new capital and cash.

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While the robots sway and dance with startling precision, a high-performance tyre appears as if by magic.

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Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic.

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"Raw" and "vegetarian" are not adjectives usually associated with haute cuisine, but at Pure Food and Wine , as if by magic, such ingredients are turned into exquisite and exotically delicious offerings.

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Then, as if by magic, the comeback single appeared, White On Blonde shifted copies like it was going out of fashion and Texas were embraced back into the arms of popular music.

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When you are trapped on a coach or in a plane or in sunny climes with 20 millionaires, one of two things will happen: the conversation turns to women -- and, by extension, wives -- or, as if by magic, somebody produces a pack of cards.

CNN: Football's addiction to gambling

The director is Sean McGinly, who directs as if he himself were Troy, barely roused by the magic of the maestro.

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Instead, the president chose to raise expectations by showing up at the end of the conference, as if he were sure that the magic would not fail him twice.

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