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Such a voyage would be a real dry-run test of a Mars voyage. gg

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But for him, it seems Saturday was almost a dry-run for future, larger protests, such as the Trades Union Congress protest on 26 March, which might attract hundreds of thousands of protesters to London.

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In addition they went through countless dry-run exercises at the White House, Camp David, and Andrews Air Force Base.

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Some U.S. officials, who alerted Dutch officials before the men arrived on the Chicago-to-Amsterdam United Airlines Flight 908 Monday morning, initially worried the men may have been carrying out a dry-run for a plot.

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In addition they went through countless dry-run exercises at the White House, Camp David, and Andrews Air Force Base.

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And for those not lucky enough to score of the coveted tickets to the swearing-in ceremony, the Washington Post reports that the next best thing may be watch the Jan. 11 dry-run of the inauguration, which is open to the public.

The Early Word: Assessing the Gates Decision - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

During a series of dry-run exercises, where the U.S.

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And for those not lucky enough to score of the coveted tickets to the swearing-in ceremony, the Washington Post reports that the next best thing may be watch the Jan. 11 dry-run of the inauguration, which is open to the public.

The Early Word: Assessing the Gates Decision - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

The referendum is widely seen as a dry-run for national elections next year that could return the AKP to power for a third term.

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But accusations of voting irregularities and reports of violence have raised additional concerns, as the vote is widely considered a dry-run for next year's presidential election.

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