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On the mayor's agenda: 'Civilize' Mexico City - Marcelo Ebrard En Argentina muere una persona cada 28 horas por represión policial In Argentina, One Person Dies Every 28 Hours from Police Repression Miles de nicaragüenses protestan contra la dictadura sandinista - (~50,000)
HispanicTips 2009
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Others, and the generall, are sober and grave, and yet chearfull in a meane, and as ready to begin a Salutation as to Resalute, which yet the English generally begin, out of desire to Civilize them.
An Amazon.com Books Blog featuring news, reviews, interviews and guest author blogs. 2008
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We've been reading two essays that deal with race and identity — Mary Crow Dog's “Civilize Them with A Stick” (from Lakota Woman) and Brent Staples '“Black Men and Public Spaces.”
Hot Monkey Love 2009
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Civilize both, then each will know what is due from man to man, and that
A Voice From the South Anna Julia 1892
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To, Civilize, Humanity -- one letter for each word, which is a decided improvement upon Lord Brougham.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4 Edgar Allan Poe 1829
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French Musick, and plant the Italian in its stead; but only to Cultivate and Civilize it with innumerable Graces and
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_Italian_ in its stead; but only to Cultivate and Civilize it with innumerable Graces and Modulations which he borrow'd from the _Italian_.
The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays Joseph Addison 1695
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The Atlantic:: Magazine:: Civilize Homeland Security
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Civilize Homeland Security - Magazine - The Atlantic
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Martin Nolan: Four Ways to Civilize and Simplify Debates
Martin Nolan: Four Ways to Civilize and Simplify Debates 2008
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