prefacing

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Grove quotes Machiavelli at Obama -- prefacing his column with "There is nothing more difficult … than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things" -- but Obama seems plenty Machiavellian already.

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  • Grove quotes Machiavelli at Obama -- prefacing his column with "There is nothing more difficult … than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things" -- but Obama seems plenty Machiavellian already. —  The American Spectator
  • While prefacing your title with the important prefix "ex" is deeply satisfying, I can think of no better editorial modification than to transform your name into a pejorative verb. —  Bring It On!
  • Additionally, when we can speak or write of an individual without the necessity of prefacing the name by either gender or race, we will have taken a big step up the maturity ladder. —  The Union Democrat, Sonora, CA News, Sports, & Weather
  • Revisions are made by way of Revision Notes prefacing original sections Word Report is an electronic snapshot of the working directory. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • When he referred to Obama as "that one" during the most recent debate and then resumed prefacing all his statements with —  Itching for Eestimaa
 

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