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A Germanis, quos Angli_ Esterlings, _aborientali situ, vocarunt, facta est appellatio; quos_ Johannes _Rex, ad argentum in suam puritatem redigendam, primus evocavit; et ejus modi nummi_ Esterlingi, _in antiquis scripturis semper reperiuntur_.
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Hillary continues to struggle in repaying her accounts payables; Hillary and her Clintonitas Freedom Fighters need to get grounded in reality and stop asking for quid pro quos from the Obama campaign — mariann
The Early Word: The Women’s Vote - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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/1/This choice of heirs [359] recalls the quos heredes appellavit of the Salic law just mentioned, and may be compared with the language of a Norman charter of about the year 1190: "To W. and his heirs, to wit those whom he may constitute his heirs."
The Common Law Oliver Wendell Holmes 1888
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Even if contributions on that scale produce no quid pro quos, the public can be pardoned for questioning the integrity of the system—and the loss of public confidence is dangerous.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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Even if contributions on that scale produce no quid pro quos, the public can be pardoned for questioning the integrity of the system—and the loss of public confidence is dangerous.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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Even if contributions on that scale produce no quid pro quos, the public can be pardoned for questioning the integrity of the system—and the loss of public confidence is dangerous.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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Beijing is more unwilling now to yield to external demands and increasingly expects quid pro quos from the West in return for cooperation on third country issues such as North Korea and Iran.
Stephanie T. Kleine-Ahlbrandt: Despite Reports, China's North Korea Policy Stays the Same Stephanie T. Kleine-Ahlbrandt 2011
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Beijing is more unwilling now to yield to external demands and increasingly expects quid pro quos from the West in return for cooperation on third country issues such as North Korea and Iran.
Stephanie T. Kleine-Ahlbrandt: Despite Reports, China's North Korea Policy Stays the Same Stephanie T. Kleine-Ahlbrandt 2011
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They expect something back for that; and plugging into the cozy network of favors and quid pro quos like this will do a lot to reassure Democratic party elites that in the future it will be business as usual in HI-01.
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Those who wish to try again should include in their efforts a broad constituency so that there are enough quid pro quos to garner greater support.
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