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In an age of strained public budgets and widespread austerity, it is not surprising that politicians finally recognize the potential benefits of tackling financial corruption, and British Prime Minister David Cameron should be congratulated for taking a leadership role.

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Brotherly tempers started to get strained.

So we strained it from the edges, and we held it by cables.

At some point, in one of our strained conversations, my dad mentioned the Stonewall riots.

At the Phi Phi Hill Resort, I was tucked into the corner furthest away from the television, but I strained to listen for information.

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