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1 Let's not overstate the bucolic makeover, however: the leafy corners have long proved handy for drug deals.
2 The prisoners performed AM's rekeying just as well as other service bureaus and proved handy as well.
3 The tool proved handy for Andrew Falco, global head of FX and fixed income trading at Fidelity International.
4 But the $15,000 cam has proved handy for tracking, too.
5 Ben tells Lynn Freeman he's a keen surfer and a former boat builder, and those skills have proved handy in his new career:
6 Jack was a good pupil, and his skills as an artist proved handy when it came to carving decorative designs into the cradles.
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