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without resultIn vain: Denny had inquired about getting work, without result...- Police have made house-to-house inquiries, sent witness appeal letters to holidaymakers staying in the area and traced walkers using the Pennine Way at the time, as well as searching national missing person records, but without result.
- They are also trying to find clues through other South East Asian communities, visiting London's Chinatown and issuing appeals in Chinese language newspapers and on cable TV channels, so far without result.
- I intuited that the adventure would be defined by eight hours of smelling diesel exhaust and watching hooks drag through the water without result.
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