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Stocks ended moderately higher and the Dow Jones industrial average carved out a 2.14 point gain, to 2,073.97.

To carve out an exception to the First Amendment's guarantee of free expression does no honor to the flag.

They are reportedly working closely with local criminal gangs to carve out a staging area for access to the lucrative European market.

Carving out time to volunteer can benefit you, both mentally and physically.

"I'm just trying to carve out a very small, consistent niche over the next 18 months to two years," Mr. Ray said.

The Doleys and their 18-year-old son, Aaron, have had to work to carve out personal space for themselves in what amounts to a palace.

A 2-to-1 decision by a Federal appeals court last summer carved out an exception to lawyer-client privilege in criminal investigations involving a dead witness.

Legends credit certain taniwha with creating harbours by carving out a channel to the ocean.

Stocks ended a bit higher and the Dow Jones industrial average carved out a 2.14-point gain, to 2,073.97.

Any effort to carve out a special, superior place for Western music amounts to naked neocolonialism.