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  • This oversight occurred because the university had recorded such incidents in segments -- forinstance, violations in dorms versus other parts of campus -- and it omitted some from the report to thedepartment.

    U.S. finds violations of college crime reporting 2011

  • One switch thrown in Quebec forinstance, and the entire American Eastern Seaboard goes dark...

    Bye bye, Ann. CC 2009

  • My stepdaughter is a forinstance, she was an avid reader as a child, she seems to have lost the habit as she grew older.

    It's official: Malaysians think adults don't read Glenda Larke 2009

  • I will be having email exchanges with leading political analysts, to help understand, forinstance,what polls mean or how to interpret a particular political move.

    Liberal Democrats 2009

  • Doing, forinstance, that bad High School Musical dance — wasthat kind of fun to do?

    Buzzine » ‘Modern Family’ Interviews 2009

  • Even if the Democrats win the presidency, little will change as allAmericans are seen as "extreme right wing nutters" (no offence intendedmate) with little different in policy between Mr Bush or Mr Obama forinstance.

    Australian Writes About Boycott of U.S. Products There 2008

  • InaplatformerMario, forinstance,ifyouseeaninconspicuous coinfloating somewhere in a seemingly unreachable position, chances are that you want to get that coin more than those lying on the floor.

    "Having that sort of information gap is sort of like a puzzle or a riddle." 2007

  • Pls mind my language as I am not english-----Example: You are a fashion designer & you design forinstance a favorite shirt for yourself.

    Better Believe In A Christian God...Or Else Christopher O'Brien 2007

  • InaplatformerMario, forinstance,ifyouseeaninconspicuous coinfloating somewhere in a seemingly unreachable position, chances are that you want to get that coin more than those lying on the floor.

    Archive 2007-12-01 2007

  • Domestic sheep, forinstance, that vary greatly in disposition in different races or breeds, and even in different individuals, may be affected in the two opposite ways, some exhibiting extreme terror and others only anger at a sudden display of scarlet colour by the shepherd or herder.

    The Naturalist in La Plata 1881

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