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  • It was black and white, and her haunted eyes stared out from a starkly pale face; a beret, pulled back, covered her hair and neck, and-I was sure of it-a faint stubble covered her chin.

    In Search of the Bearded Lady « A Fly in Amber 2010

  • Many a Sgt tried to reason with him-same arguements as here-excess fuel useage danger to single crewed officers etc-he was having none of it-a week after the policy started we were on nights.

    ‘Single Crewed’ In Ruralshire « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009

  • For well over a decade the fort flourished, and at its peak was as Flashman describes it-a great citadel on the prairie, with its fIne rooms, stores, shops, smithy, wagon-park, billiard-room, and the rest; every Westerner of note was familiar with them.

    Isabelle Estelle Bruno 2010

  • Quite a hat it was, and Corellius held his scrawny neck very upright and stiff supporting it-a construction with a square brim as wide as his arm was long that curled up on the right and the left.

    Tran Siberian Michael J. Solender 2010

  • Anything could have done it-a flashlight in the face, the sudden apparition of steps going down.

    Arcana Magi - c.1: Oryn Zentharis, Seeker of the Truth 2010

  • Wolfson-you and your staff are a huge bunch of idiots -- you had a 20-30 point lead at one time and blew it-a 3 year old could have seen that you had the wrong message which means your pollster did a terrible job-and not to have a caucus strategy is unforgivable -

    Clinton adviser reflects on failed campaign 2008

  • Anything labeled "Mc___" carries the idea of lot of cheap stuff without having to say it-a negative beyond the ones being pointed out.

    Here's A First Look At Third-Party Group's Ad Against McCain 2009

  • Israelis, and internationals who I have interviewed in the last three years, it was the fear of damage to Gaza's society and economy so profound that billions of dollars and generations of people would be required to address it-a fear that has now been realized.

    Viva, Fast, March for Gaza: Lennon, MLK and X 2009

  • He thinks he's found it-a way to reverse the Change.

    Books in the Mail (W/E 10/11/2009) RobB 2009

  • Anything labeled "Mc___" carries the idea of lot of cheap stuff without having to say it-a negative beyond the ones being pointed out.

    Here's A First Look At Third-Party Group's Ad Against McCain 2009

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