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  • One might wonder if the Jeffrey Skillings, Bernie Ebbers '(providing they outlive incarceration) and Michael Milkens of the world would pay-up without a hammer over their heads such as something as simple as restoration of their voting rights.

    Sound Politics: The party of robbers, rapists and killers 2007

  • I suspect that only those who felt like they would never have to pay-up would have voted for these two candidates.

    OpEdNews - Diary: America's Economic Disaster 2009

  • The Bush gang and its propaganda media war-hawks constantly accuse the Congress, Senate and the American people that unless they continuing to pay-up thebillions that Bush demands, they are not supporting the troops.

    Interview with Dennis Kucinich; "Fear is not a basis to run a government in a Democracy." 2007

  • The Bush gang and its propaganda media war-hawks constantly accuse the Congress, Senate and the American people that unless they continuing to pay-up thebillions that Bush demands, they are not supporting the troops.

    Interview with Dennis Kucinich; "Fear is not a basis to run a government in a Democracy." 2007

  • And so this was -- this was pay-up time, and he had to be reminded.

    Vernon Can Read! A Memoir 2001

  • The council warned residents it would cut-off electricity if they failed to pay-up by Tuesday.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1996

  • Shilowa: Masakhane is seen as a pay-up or else approach by the government rather than located within the context of delivery to the people?

    Mayibuye Editorial 1995

  • Next—what about Mehlman, that gonif, as long as this is pay-up day?

    Closing Time Joseph Heller 1994

  • I dropped him a line about another matter a week ago -- asked him to subscribe for the Daily News for me -- you see I wanted to remind him in a covert way that it was pay-up time -- but doubtless I directed the letter to you or some one else, for I don't hear from him and don't get any Daily News either.

    Complete Letters of Mark Twain Mark Twain 1872

  • I dropped him a line about another matter a week ago -- asked him to subscribe for the Daily News for me -- you see I wanted to remind him in a covert way that it was pay-up time -- but doubtless I directed the letter to you or some one else, for I don't hear from him and don't get any Daily News either.

    Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900) Mark Twain 1872

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