Now if you followed all that without needing a strong drink, more power to your elbow.

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Not a strong drink, it has an alcohol content similar to that of beer and some even say it has healthful properties.

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It was a long, cold incentive for a strong drink at one of a record 14 inaugural balls later that evening.

ECONOMIST: Beat the drum slowly

In Renaissance Italy, it turns out, there was no end of advice as to how to get them: would-be parents of sons should eschew strong drink, endure abstention to build up their strength and then have intercourse early in the day.

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And so there are alcoholics who just take a dose of Antabuse everyday and that blocks any strong impulse to drink because the effects are so ghastly.

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Scotland's exports grew slightly last summer following a strong performance from the food and drink sector, according to the latest official statistics.

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We believe integrating the bottlers business into its own business and leveraging its strong brand image in carbonated soft drink market, Coca-Cola will be able to increase its revenues from national and international operations.

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Drink several beers, especially strong ones like Leffe or Pelforth, and you might end up forgetting history altogether, including your own!

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But this decade Pepsi , with its strong Frito-Lay franchise and its killer water and energy drink brands (Gatorade, Aquafina), has become the leader.

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