Everybody knows that husbands give half an ear to the discourse of their wivesand vice versa.

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So don't be surprised if the IRSgets a sympathetic ear from some judges when taxpayers give them a legal opening.

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The missing ingredient turned out to be sub-bass: The lowest frequencies audible to the human ear, used extensively by dance acts to give their rhythm tracks an added wallop.

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They will also need to have ear-marked possible sites for the school and give details of any organisation they plan to work with.

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Last week doctors said they would use a titanium plate to cover an opening in her skull, and give her a cochlear implant to partially restore hearing in her left ear.

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