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The Scharring-Hausens & a group called The Roundabouts helped found and erect the Hopewell Museum and Library in Hopewell, New Jersey.
PoetryFoundation.org 2009
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Roundabouts also offered Bahrain another advantage: open space without extending those spaces for human use.
Todd Reisz: Bahrain: A Roundabout Way to Signifying Nothing Todd Reisz 2011
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It's easy: Roundabouts slow down the traffic and, in the event of an accident, are very forgiving.
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» World Wide Wednesday: Roundabouts, beaches and dumpsters • Spacing Toronto • understanding the urban landscape
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Although set somewhat later, and both in Europe, two other mystery/thrillers I liked were "Five Roundabouts to Heaven" by John Bingham (a pseudonym for a British intelligence officer) and "The Untouchable" by John Banville.
Captivating Thrillers Cynthia Crossen 2010
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Roundabouts require you to adjust your speed, to merge, in short, to pay attention.
Traffic « Isegoria 2008
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I need to find a copy of “Roundabouts of Great Britain”.
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Roundabouts and metrication will help you understand the British sense of humour.
Notice of Revocation of Independence JDsg 2007
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Roundabouts are American equivalents of four-way stop signs or traffic-signal controlled intersections, but with the original French twist of placing gardens and concrete abutments in the middle of the street and adding a certain element of unsupervised chaos to your life.
Cheer Up America, You Could be In France or Switzerland 2008
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Roundabouts are excellent devices for traffic calming, they are efficient, promote communication among motorists and operate without signal lights, which is most useful during power outages.
Waldo Jaquith - Bad urban planning: Curved intersections. 2006
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