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Another person who might not be able to get back to normal life is Skoog, who does double-duty in the film as a slacker college kid and a decidedly unsexy vampire.
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The result: Three swamp-monster sedans of more than 5000 pounds apiece that did double-duty as safe transportation and appetite suppressants.
Safest Car Ever Built Destroyed by the U.S. Government | Impact Lab 2010
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Be sure to check out the double-duty Lanvin reversible, convertible coat.
Mary Kincaid: Weekly eBay Roundup of Vintage Clothing Finds Mary Kincaid 2010
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The book's title thus serves double-duty: Diamond is struck with panic before the proscenium, while victims are struck by real violence backstage.
Master of Moods, From Comic to Grim Tom Nolan 2011
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Be sure to check out the double-duty Lanvin reversible, convertible coat.
Mary Kincaid: Weekly eBay Roundup of Vintage Clothing Finds Mary Kincaid 2010
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Wieck Serenely running off electricity stored in its 16-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack (435 pounds), the Volt can travel 25 to 50 miles per charge (depending on weather, terrain and driving behavior) using the electric traction motor and generator, which does double-duty as traction motor.
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The cast are having to do double-duty with his poor planning.
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Yet by simultaneously adopting the practice of “targeted killing,” the home builders do double-duty as home wreckers.
Andrew Bacevich: The Long War: Year Ten Lost in the Desert with the GPS on the Fritz Andrew Bacevich 2010
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Serenely running off electricity stored in its 16-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack (435 pounds), the Volt can travel 25 to 50 miles per charge (depending on weather, terrain and driving behavior) using the electric traction motor and generator, which does double-duty as traction motor.
Chevrolet Volt: A Win for the Home Team Dan Neil 2010
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Be sure to check out the double-duty Lanvin reversible, convertible coat.
Mary Kincaid: Weekly eBay Roundup of Vintage Clothing Finds Mary Kincaid 2010
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