Again, this is an instance in which years of under-investment and natural wear and tear on building equipment may be reversed through this fast-expiring tax program.

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Imperfections in the lattice are common and result in stress-induced wear and tear.

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They are particularly troublesome when they are compounded by cuts in personnel and force structure — cuts that add to the arduousness of military life for those who continue to serve and aggravate the wear-and-tear on deployed equipment.

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Car sharing, biking, and walking are all possibilities, which reduces costs like fuel and wear-and-tear on your vehicle (if you own one).

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Running for distance can put a lot of wear-and-tear on bodies and minds.

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Both are mid-tempo torch songs wherein vintage ska rhythms uphold Motown melodies, pizzicato strings, and Hunter's voice, reminiscent of Sam Cooke with a few more degrees of wear-and-tear.

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And Toyota is ambivalent about them: A spokesperson says installing the kit "may" void the warranty, because of the extra wear-and-tear heavy discharges put on the Prius batteries.

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The wear and tear of the drugs and the emotional give-and-take was getting to me.

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The building was actually three small buildings that over the years had been joined together with a hodge-podge of exteriors and varying degrees of obvious wear and tear.

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The integrated folio offers sleek, low-profile protection with a smooth inner lining to protect against everyday wear and tear.

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