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The first try was at the corner of Bacon and Lytle lanes, known as the short-lived Bacon fire, which was extinguished quickly by local firefighters.

But it was a short-lived period at the helm.

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Breen admitted to the "short-lived relationship", saying some staff and prisoners were aware.

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The new naturalization test, like the short-lived 2020 version, would draw from 128 possible questions and require prospective citizens to answer 12 out of 20 questions correctly in order to pass.

Unions have called for more spending on public services, higher taxes on the wealthy and for the budget cuts outlined by the short-lived Bayrou government to be axed.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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