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In mathematics, a figure produced by joining two or more points in order. The mid-point of any line may be found by construction of a perpendicular bisector or by measurement.



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It is time to draw a line in the sand to make sure people are not refused taxi services," said Patrick Hogan, spokesman for the commission.
And when we are tempted to draw a line in the sand dividing the world into freedom-loving people and diabolical monsters, we should remember to look at the plank (or bomb or secret prison) in our own eye and recall that many of the terrorists we fear and hate were begotten by antiterrorist policies that undermine our democratic freedoms.
Somewhere, we need to draw a line in the sand and say we need open space near the river.
 
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