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Flights of fancy.


"The government measures air marshal An English word that means to arrange into a particular order as a means of preparation. See data marshalling.  protection by the number of flights they take, as opposed to the number of miles they fly, so marshals often fly two or three legs a day, rather than long-haul long haul
n.
1. A long distance: It is a long haul from New York to Los Angeles.

2. A long period of time: Over the long haul the candidates performed well.
 flights ..." But how much difference do they make if most of their flights are from Little Rock to Knoxville Knoxville, city (1990 pop. 165,121), seat of Knox co., E Tenn., on the Tennessee River; inc. 1876. A port of entry, it is a trade and shipping center for a farm, bituminous-coal, and marble area. ? In case you've you've  

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you've you have
you've have
 forgotten, all of the flights used by the 9/11 hijackers were for long distances, chosen because they had large loads of fuel that made them into better flying bombs.
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Title Annotation:Tilting at Windmills
Author:Peters, Charles
Publication:Washington Monthly
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Oct 1, 2004
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