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The great day came at last -- a perfect Sports day, with a light breeze blowing, the track like elastic, the takes-off clean and sharp, and the field crammed with visitors and friends.
Tom, Dick and Harry Talbot Baines Reed 1872
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Major emerging market countries, such as China, India and Saudi Arabia, have reached the important GDP per capita range $3,000-$20,000 where oil demand historically "takes-off."
unknown title 2011
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An Easyjet passenger aircraft takes-off past the control tower of the Franco-Swiss Basel-Mulhouse airport, April 27, 2011.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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Photo in Slideshow: A plane takes-off past a Singapore Airlines
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Photo in Slideshow: A plane takes-off past a Singapore Airlines Airbus …
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"The truth is I have been very impressed with Michelle and hopefully if this takes-off then we may see her fight at some point in the future."
RadarOnline RSS 2010
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"The truth is I have been very impressed with Michelle and hopefully if this takes-off then we may see her fight at some point in the future."
RadarOnline RSS 2010
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Photo in Slideshow: A plane takes-off past a Singapore Airlines
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Touch the take-off button on the screen of the iPod touch/iPhone and the Parrot AR. Drone starts its engine, takes-off, stabilizes a few feet from the ground and waits for the pilot's instructions.
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Touch the take-off button on the screen of the iPod touch/iPhone and the Parrot AR. Drone starts its engine, takes-off, stabilizes a few feet from the ground and waits for the pilot's instructions.
Engadget 2010
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