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  • Promoted to Headline (H3) on 7/11/08: NYSTEC Finds NY SBOE Voting Machine Tests 'Quite Good' yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'NYSTEC Finds NY SBOE Voting Machine Tests \'Quite Good\' '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' Article: After receiving several complaints that state-certified voting devices failed in local testing, the New York State Board of Elections ordered an independent audit of its acceptance testing process.

    NYSTEC Finds NY SBOE Voting Machine Tests 'Quite Good' 2008

  • Yes, my guard stood hard when abstract threats Too noble to neglect Deceived me into thinking I had something to protect Good and bad, I define these terms Quite clear, no doubt, somehow.

    MY BACK PAGES Dylan, Bob, 1941- 1964

  • Mr. SHORTT has formed his style on the model of one of his predecessors in office, who used to be described as the Quite-at-Home

    Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-11-17 Various 1898

  • It would be equally naive to labour under the delusion that John Terry has never given private briefings to Oliver Holt, whose reasons for soaping up England's centre-half in this morning's literary equivalent of a hot, candle-lit, sudsy bath become slightly clearer when you realise he also wrote this masterpiece, which some more sanctimonious columns might describe as a conflict of interest, but we prefer to label Quite Literally The Only Book We Couldn't Give Away To Our Local Secondhand Bookshop.

    World Cup 2010 paper view: A gallon of Alan, in defence of John Terry and the view from France 2010

  • "Quite," said the author of "Bright Lights, Big City," but I felt he may have been a little underwhelmed.

    A Right Choice From Alsace 2010

  • "Quite, " agreed Andronicus, wiping his fingers fastidiously on his tunic.

    Cinnamon Roll 2010

  • "Quite," Stallard paused then looked across at Leith again.

    Neurosurgical Intervention For Beginners 2009

  • "Quite" is booster rah-rah-ing for the correctness contained in the adverb "properly."

    Obama On 4,000 Troop Deaths: "Each Death Is A Tragedy" 2009

  • "Quite," she said, looking away and hiding her grin.

    Tutoring Lady Jane Featherstone, Charlotte 2005

  • "Quite, " I said, wondering just how Jamie would take this news.

    A Breath of Snow and Ashes Gabaldon, Diana 2005

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