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If forgiving is the answer, let the question be the penace.— Answerbag: Latest Questions in Question Categories
Yet, this chocolate had a marvelously mild but definitively espresso-finished center, which was very soft, forgiving, and silky smooth.— Go Dairy Free
Thankfully the shadow based game play is somewhat forgiving, and if you're currently concealed well enough enemies will never spot you, outside of a couple types that have some other uncanny ability.— Gaming Age Online | Videogame News and Reviews
Fortunately my boss - a Mr D Christie - is pretty forgiving, and if he ever tried anything he would have a sexual harassment claim against him so fast …— Public Address
If we refrain from forgiving, as I know could so easily happen, then we not only hold that person accountable for what they did but we place ourselves in a place were we are "inconsolable," and while Christ, because of His grace and love towards us wants to heal us, we shut ourselves down from that healing process.

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