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Examples
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Mrs. Epanchin was so angry that she called Varia to her -- Varia was talking to the girls -- and turned her out of the house 'once for all' she said.
The Idiot Fyodor Dostoyevsky 1851
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And another curious thing: Mrs. Epanchin was so angry that she called Varia to her — Varia was talking to the girls — and turned her out of the house “once for all “she said.
The Idiot 2002
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Kolosov presented me to Varia, that is, to Varvara Ivanovna, the daughter of Ivan Semyonitch.
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Kolosov presented me to Varia, that is, to Varvara Ivanovna, the daughter of Ivan Semyonitch.
The Diary of a Superfluous Man and Other Stories Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev 1850
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'Varia's an excellent girl,' he went on, 'and has done me no wrong whatever ....
The Diary of a Superfluous Man and Other Stories Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev 1850
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We also saw a fantastically unlikely official new contest to create the best Elvis techno cover/remix on your DS, listened to Metroid metal cover album Varia Suite, played the latest NES demoscene ROM, and saw both Alice's Adventures in the Mushroom Kingdom, and Spider creators Tiger Style showing us tomorrow's game development studio, today.
Boing Boing 2009
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"Reforms often encounter stiff resistance both from employers used to having a domestic worker on call around the clock and labor brokers profiting handsomely off a poorly regulated system," Varia said.
Human Rights Watch: Middle East/Asia: Partial Reforms Fail Migrant Domestic Workers 2010
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"Instead of ensuring protection under labor laws, governments have relied on creating standard employment contracts or bilateral agreements with labor-sending countries," Varia said.
Human Rights Watch: Middle East/Asia: Partial Reforms Fail Migrant Domestic Workers 2010
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"Successful prosecutions of abusive employers and labor brokers is not only justice served but also a strong deterrent against abuse," Varia said.
Human Rights Watch: Middle East/Asia: Partial Reforms Fail Migrant Domestic Workers 2010
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"Governments have dragged their feet on reforms to the immigration sponsorship system, which contributes to forced labor and trafficking," Varia said.
Human Rights Watch: Middle East/Asia: Partial Reforms Fail Migrant Domestic Workers 2010
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