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  • But at present we are to state the material cause-the cause classed under the head of matter-to which it is due that passing-away and coming-to-be never fail to occur in Nature.

    On the Generation and Corruption Aristotle 2002

  • The fourth little Ryan, Kyle Daniel, had been born during Ryan's Presidency, and the cameras had been there to record his face coming out of the delivery room, allowing the entire nation-and the world, for that matter-to share the experience.

    The Bear and the Dragon Clancy, Tom, 1947- 2000

  • Miss Yoshida and her husband had labored long and hard-she had even appealed to Sato to use his influence in this matter-to get Kozo in.

    The Miko Lustbader, Eric 1984

  • I want every little girl-and every boy, for that matter-to be free to realize their fantasies.

    Even Cowgirls Get The Blues Robbins, Tom 1976

  • If you're looking to mount your TV but want to save a few bucks, This Old House reader asc2078 shows us a low-cost way to mount a flatscreen-or anything else for that matter-to your wall. even found a DIY option, but it doesn't get much simpler or cheaper than this.

    Gizmodo Whitson Gordon 2011

  • Put that Kindle-or any ereader for that matter-to better use in a closer place than you might expect: your local library.

    Gizmodo Alan Henry 2011

  • ROME-Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti will propose billions of euros in new austerity measures next week-according to a person familiar with the matter-to reinforce Italy's pledge to balance its budget by 2013, a key part of its efforts to restore investor confidence in the country.

    WSJ.com: What's News US 2011

  • ROME-Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti will propose billions of euros in new austerity measures next week-according to a person familiar with the matter-to reinforce Italy's pledge to balance its budget by 2013, a key part of its efforts to restore investor confidence in the country.

    WSJ.com: What's News US 2011

  • What we got was a package that not only takes the drastic step of making health insurance mandatory, but contains so many provisions and clauses, most of them to be phased in over several years, that it is virtually impossible for citizens-or members of Congress, for that matter-to make sense of it.

    Reason Magazine Cathy Young 2010

  • What we got was a package that not only takes the drastic step of making health insurance mandatory, but contains so many provisions and clauses, most of them to be phased in over several years, that it is virtually impossible for citizens-or members of Congress, for that matter-to make sense of it.

    Reason Magazine Cathy Young 2010

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