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• “These gentlemen set forth, in terms vaguer than can be reproduced, that her object in coming to America was to get money to go back to Italy; and the whole document had so fictitious an air that it made us doubt even the nationality of the bearer; but we were put to shame by the decent joy she manifested in an Italian salutation.”

  Suburban Sketches

• “I did not grasp that schizophrenia is a much vaguer concept than I imagined.”

  Simon & Schuster: Henry’s Demons

• “At some point, Larry Page noted that the flaw with those names was that people could all too easily Google them; something vaguer was needed.”

  Simon & Schuster: In the Plex

• “Others have come under vaguer catch-all charges like refusing to obey a lawful order, disorderly conduct, or interfering with a police officer.”

  The Huffington Post: Chicago State's Attorney Lets Bad Cops Slide, Prosecutes Citizens Who Record Them

• “But the version approved Friday during a lengthy dinner is vaguer than the original, and tough provisions have been softened or removed.”

  The Wall Street Journal: EU Agrees on 'A Pact for the Euro'

• “JW and I want to play something together too, but that concept is even vaguer, and it will have to wait until Lextalionis is over.”

  thoughts on lrp and characters

• “I've become comfortable with vague second acts, and sometimes even vaguer endings.”

  Writing Question: Creating a Plot

• “On Friday leaders are expected to discuss a new version of the pact that shies away from concrete policy requirements in favor of vaguer recommendations.”

  The Wall Street Journal: European Pact Loses Muscle

• “More than 850 attempts in the last decade to fell ancient woodland – planting that dates back to at least 1600 – will be revitalised if vaguer, simpler rules go through, the group says.”

  The Guardian: Campaigners not out of the woods in bid to save forests

• “Would we only remember about a hundred years worth of stuff and get vaguer and vaguer ideas of our own histories?”

  Blank Minds « Colleen Anderson

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