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  • On Day One -- Jan. 4 -- the contract promises votes on key House-keeping reforms like term limits for committee chairs.

    Decoding The Contract 2008

  • Still, even if I had a report from a family therapist and a sworn statement from “Good House-keeping,” signed by ten angels, stating the total guilt of my mate, I have no choice on what I must do: I must forgive my mate—today!

    The Shepherd’s Song Dr. Lynn Anderson 1996

  • Still, even if I had a report from a family therapist and a sworn statement from “Good House-keeping,” signed by ten angels, stating the total guilt of my mate, I have no choice on what I must do: I must forgive my mate—today!

    The Shepherd’s Song Dr. Lynn Anderson 1996

  • Still, even if I had a report from a family therapist and a sworn statement from “Good House-keeping,” signed by ten angels, stating the total guilt of my mate, I have no choice on what I must do: I must forgive my mate—today!

    The Shepherd’s Song Dr. Lynn Anderson 1996

  • According to Marilynne Robinson, the author of the novel House-keeping and now of the book under review, 'The earth has been under nuclear attack [from Sellafield] for almost half a century.'

    Is Britain 'Befouled'? Perutz, M.F. 1989

  • People will carry on their House-keeping with a right subsistance, they must be of one spirit, mind, judgment and virtue, to accomplish all whatsoever is in their heart and mind, and that the one operate into the other, if their Love and Truth shall be permanent; for want of one of these things, the three principles cannot be truly together; for the

    Of Natural and Supernatural Things Also of the first Tincture, Root, and Spirit of Metals and Minerals, how the same are Conceived, Generated, Brought forth, Changed, and Augmented. Basilius Valentinus

  • She also took Care to encourage Matrimony; and in order to induce her Tenants and Neighbours to enter into that happy State, she always gave the young Couple something towards House-keeping; and stood Godmother to all their Children, whom she had in Parties, every _Sunday_

    Goody Two-Shoes A Facsimile Reproduction of the Edition of 1766 Anonymous

  • House-keeping in the Philippines presents some interesting phases.

    An Epoch in History P. H. Eley

  • These were formerly the delight of the Nobility, before good House-keeping had left

    The accomplisht cook or, The art & mystery of cookery Robert May

  • Hospitality so esteemed in _Rome_, that there was no talk, but of his Noble House-keeping.

    The accomplisht cook or, The art & mystery of cookery Robert May

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