We would resume the rally for a time, only to give it all back as the drumbeat of reports winnowed away.

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Interestingly though, in the case of the Democratic National Committee, the rule is to give it all back (at least eventually).

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Here are a few ways you can give back to the sea while still witnessing all it has to offer.

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And then when it all falls apart, they don't give anything back.

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"I like being in uniform and serving my country, but if she goes back I'm going to have to give it all up and just get out and take care of my son and get a job, " he said.

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"All we ask is that the energy we give to you, give it back to us, " Method Man told the crowd.

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Seton Hill University was one of the first schools to announce (way back in March, before the iPad was available) that it would give iPads to all of its students.

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Can you give Arsenal a nine-point lead, it's very doubtful, though when Alex gets them all back - Rio, Wayne Rooney and Louis Saha - they'll go on a run and they won't lose that many games.

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Can everybody please give our comrades-in-arms a huge round of applause? (Applause.) And please, all of you give our very best to your families back home, because I know it's just as tough, if not tougher for them to see you in harm's way and away from the family.

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It was a tremendous victory for Seamus McEnaney's side, without star man Tommy Freeman, and it will give them great heart and genuine belief that they can at least get back to Croke Park for the All-Ireland quarter-finals.

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