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  • "Dusting," says one of them, "is the art of sending the dirt from the chair on the right over to the sofa on the left."

    Worldly Ways and Byways Eliot Gregory 1884

  • Golf, Rugby Favorites For Entry In 2016 Games Bridal Shop Closes Abruptly; Police Seize 50 Wedding Gowns Man Jumps On, Falls Off Hood Trying To Stop Car Thief Assault Victim Text-Messages Plea For Help Police: Unlicensed Teen Driver Crashes After 'Dusting'

    TheDenverChannel.com - Local News 2009

  • Dusting off a proposal that had been languishing for months, Mr. Gensler and his colleagues voted unanimously to tweak the list of financial instruments that are appropriate for the investment of customer funds at futures merchants like MF Global.

    The Talented Mr. Gensler 2011

  • Beginning in May 1995, Yasir Arafat, having entered into negotiations with Israel, took to defending himself before Arab audiences by alluding cryptically to the treaty of Hudaybiyah, signed by the Prophet Muhammad in 628 C.E. Dusting off their history books, American commentators mostly concluded that, in invoking an agreement signed but then subsequently broken by Muhammad when circumstances changed, Arafat was signaling that he, too, did not really mean to keep his pledge.

    Fury Leaflet | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

  • Dusting them with powdered sugar is practically required to give them a true winter wonderland look.

    One For The Table: Cashew Linzer Cookie Wreaths with Apricot Jam One For The Table 2011

  • Dusting the tops with powdered sugar is a nice finishing touch for the bars.

    Buttermilk Lemon Bars | Baking Bites 2009

  • Dusting off the artifact had in no way been a way of applying truth to it: it had not become true simply by virtue of its excavation.

    Archaeological Treasures Yet to Come strannikov 2012

  • Dusting off those novels gathering dust on my “C” drive.

    Write On Wednesday – Risky Business « Becca’s Byline 2010

  • Dusting off the Iranian bogeyman periodically has some clear benefits for policy justification - but also to raise some hard, cold cash.

    Sharmine Narwani: Hillary Dusts off Iranian Bogeyman...Again Sharmine Narwani 2011

  • Beginning in May 1995, Yasir Arafat, having entered into negotiations with Israel, took to defending himself before Arab audiences by alluding cryptically to the treaty of Hudaybiyah, signed by the Prophet Muhammad in 628 C.E. Dusting off their history books, American commentators mostly concluded that, in invoking an agreement signed but then subsequently broken by Muhammad when circumstances changed, Arafat was signaling that he, too, did not really mean to keep his pledge.

    SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles - Part 1002 2009

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