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The Greek government says those numbers can no longer be tolerated and has announced plans to construct an eight-mile long fence along the most vulnerable part of the border.
Greece Plans to Build Controversial Wall on Border With Turkey 2011
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After my eight-mile route the range had dropped to 47 miles.
First Drive: 2011 Nissan Leaf - A practical hatchback that just happens to be electric 2010
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It's like maybe when you're not wearing your glasses when you ought to be, said Miller, whose daily commute from her log home includes an eight-mile snowmobile ride just to get to a plowed road.
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The Greek government says those numbers can no longer be tolerated and has announced plans to construct an eight-mile long fence along the most vulnerable part of the border.
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And in such manner, running and riding by turns, she swept through the Indian village below the bluff's, made an eight-mile circle up Moosehide Creek and back, crossed the river on the ice, and several hours later came flying up the west bank of the Yukon opposite the town.
CHAPTER 9 2010
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He waves it about for the cameras, then sets off on his regular eight-mile evening run.9.44pm Sorry, some misinformation there.
MBMs we wish we'd done in 2011 – No2: Darren Clarke's Open celebration | Scott Murray 2011
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By 2: 45 p.m. U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Zachary Ford in Detroit said all 150 fishermen had been rescued from Lake Erie after an eight-mile wide slab of ice broke away this morning, U.S.
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The waves surge across the eight-mile long strand and crash into the cliffs as gannets wheel and plunge into the foam looking for fish.
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Several former military and intelligence officials are arguing publicly that Israel must be prepared to reoccupy Gaza, or at least a wide swath of the enclave along its eight-mile border with Egypt.
Israel Braces for a New Egypt Richard Boudreaux 2011
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The conventional wisdom on the Tour de France is that the results of the first mountaintop finish set the tone for the rest of the race, that the order at a finish such as today's eight-mile climb to the Avoriaz ski station is strongly reflected in the standings when the race reaches Paris.
Tour de France 2010: Bradley Wiggins cracks in heat on critical climb William Fotheringham in Avoriaz 2010
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