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  • While in a very technical sense that is what I wrote it was plain from the context that my use of the word "compensation" referred to the previous paragraph's use of "Obama should have gone for a legal limit on compensation when things go wrong."

    John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009

  • When I went back to re-read the post a few hours later, I was struck by that paragraph's deep ambiguity.

    Mortal Sin & Culpability: two case studies 2009

  • While in a very technical sense that is what I wrote it was plain from the context that my use of the word "compensation" referred to the previous paragraph's use of "Obama should have gone for a legal limit on compensation when things go wrong."

    John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009

  • And some of the most important stuff is tucked into a paragraph's opening sentences, or middle sentences.

    Rick Horowitz: Not That Kind of Inaugural Speech 2009

  • The first paragraph's too muddled and the second paragraph sounds like it should be the first.

    Rough Query Sean Craven 2009

  • The ease with which Rich conflates pop, business and political culture is particularly potent -- forming the foundation for his final paragraph's Obama take-down.

    David Kaufman: Sham of the Year: Frank Rich, Tiger Woods and that Anti-Obama Op-Ed 2009

  • I am going to hold the original press release responsible for having introduced a canard and possibly deceiving the entire world just by simple juxtaposition of a few paragraph's worth of information with a tiny photograph of "whatever" - antelope horns?

    Disagreement Behind the Scenes Jan 2008

  • The two of them carry the first paragraph's melody to the end and then quickly look down and mumble the rest.

    How to Start "Benchin" 2008

  • I got a kick out of the opening paragraph's abundance of italics in this press release about a new study on the combination of Red Bull and alcohol that appeared in the scientific journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research.

    Boing Boing: March 26, 2006 - April 1, 2006 Archives 2006

  • His military discharge papers feature a paragraph's worth of honors and awards, like the national defense service medal, the Vietnam service medal with two bronze service stars, the combat/infantry badge and a purple heart for being wounded during combat.

    Keeping Vets from Voting 2008

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