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  • This projection will remain in sight until we reach Shuwák; and in places we shall see it backed by the basalts and lavas of the straightlined Harrah.

    The Land of Midian 2003

  • This projection will remain in sight until we reach Shuwák; and in places we shall see it backed by the basalts and lavas of the straightlined Harrah.

    The Land of Midian — Volume 2 Richard Francis Burton 1855

  • It was a one tack leg as the boats straightlined at equal speeds all the way out to the port tack layline where Artemis was forced to follow their opponent into the mark.

    Sail-World.com USA Latest News 2010

  • She spent her formative years at Whistler in a kind of ski-cross training, weaving through, and dodging, tourists on the Dave Murray Downhill as she and her friends straightlined it to the Creekside base.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed 2009

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