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  • The funny looking man inside the taker's window looks a little too familiar I see.

    Paint Can Darryl Price 2011

  • Another, going by the name Whoyoudaddy, said: "Maybe in the police's view, the Philippine hostage taker's life is more valuable than those Chinese hostages '."

    Philippines hostage deaths draws anger from China over gunman's TV view 2010

  • The report argues that Messrs. Rogas and Tulfo may be at fault for becoming "part of the events" by pleading with authorities to respond to the hostage taker's threats.

    Manila Media Attack 2010

  • It took me forever to find them, but it turns out the mistake was because of how the census taker's handwriting got interpreted.

    A Name... 2007

  • The most valid and defensible approach is still to verify a test taker's identity and to complete the test in a secure location, usually at the company or in a testing center.

    Tests Are Best if You Know the Testee 2009

  • In a virtual world where the taken object can be instantly replaced as well as deleted from the taker's account due to a code entry, it may be difficult to convince a court that such reasons exist.

    Why not qualify the taking away of virtual objects as theft? 2008

  • Frankly, test scores are not that accurate, when an individual taker's scores are used to describe a student.

    Ms. Bell's Curves 2007

  • And it restores faith in the hostage taker's mind that the hostage negotiator will try to resolve the situation without anybody else getting hurt or injured in the situation.

    CNN Transcript Jan 10, 2006 2006

  • To liberals, IQ tests mostly measured the taker's education and language fluency, which explained why poor people and immigrants tended to score so low.

    The Great Sorting 1995

  • Once a taker's agreed to release a hostage you're past the biggest hurdle.

    A Maiden's Grave Deaver, Jeffery 1995

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