Other rich and famous folk have been inspired by their own medical conditions, or those of a child or spouse, to move mountains, usually without much success.

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If they want to reverse the property tax numbers, cities could try to rush a housing recovery or push through the mountainous political battles of raising rates. (In California, they would need to move mountains.) Or they could just borrow the money.

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On Earth, the continents lie on tectonic plates that move relative to each other, creating mountains and deep sea shelves.

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As in the book, the movie followed the Torrance family as they move to the Overlook Hotel in the Colorado mountains.

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It takes time to conceive projects, move peasants, survey land, flatten mountains and pour cement.

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Equipment would have to move through towns along the narrow, twisting roads of the Shuf Mountains.

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The animals were forced to leave the park and move into the even more remote Min Shan mountains in search of sustenance.

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