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Obama was very graceful and concillatory in his speech.
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Just an article about how concillatory Hillary is.
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Just an article about how concillatory Hillary is.
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In particular Mr Obama has set the scene for the next 4 years – concillatory, diologue based remedies for situations that are tough and complex.
Democrats' late night session falls short on MI, FL delegations 2008
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It was a shock to hear him sound a bit concillatory, but he didn't push Hillary too much.
McAuliffe Concedes That Obama Can Win Big Swing States In General Election 2009
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Until then we're all waiting with bated breath and unsure if we should lay into each other or try to make concillatory gestures.
McAuliffe: If Obama Gets Magic Number, Hillary Will Concede 2009
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If you want to be taken seriously as an adult, congratulate Obama on his crushing victory and then with a concillatory tone pivot gracefully into a case for your own candidate, acknowledging his hopeless back-of-the-pack status and any ideas you may have to turn this around.
Obama's Victory Speech: "The Status Quo Is Fighting Back With Everything It's Got" 2009
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There's the nearly concillatory 'Dear Dear Friends' and the sung-to-guitar 'Chicken Yiamas', which ticks off wonderfully at its end.
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Bush goes after the Taliban – and your “concillatory” silence is deafening.
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Mr Krishna's opposite number in Pakistan, Hina Rabbani Khar, struck an equally concillatory tone.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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