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Painstaking police and forensic work identifies a prime suspect, "Jake", who apart from having film-star looks is a hedge-fund trader, so obviously someone not to be trusted.
City of fear, by Alafair Burke Maxine 2009
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Painstaking hours spent applying such layers mean that some tiles have yawning depths while others have an upfront radiance.
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Painstaking police and forensic work identifies a prime suspect, "Jake", who apart from having film-star looks is a hedge-fund trader, so obviously someone not to be trusted.
February 2009 Maxine 2009
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Painstaking police and forensic work identifies a prime suspect, "Jake", who apart from having film-star looks is a hedge-fund trader, so obviously someone not to be trusted.
Book review Maxine 2009
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Painstaking police and forensic work identifies a prime suspect, "Jake", who apart from having film-star looks is a hedge-fund trader, so obviously someone not to be trusted.
City of fear, by Alafair Burke Maxine 2009
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There's the flat-footed and obvious: "Video Image Search Proves Painstaking."
Michael Wolff: NYC Section: Is the WSJ Turning In Its Grave? 2010
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Painstaking, patient and a perfectionist, Haugland was by far the best wireless operator in SOE, and he needed every bit of his skill.
Shadow Knights Gary Kamiya 2010
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Painstaking, patient and a perfectionist, Haugland was by far the best wireless operator in SOE, and he needed every bit of his skill.
Shadow Knights Gary Kamiya 2010
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There's the flat-footed and obvious: "Video Image Search Proves Painstaking."
Michael Wolff: NYC Section: Is the WSJ Turning In Its Grave? 2010
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