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  • "Our zone should be called the Intemperate zone," said he.

    Lady Baltimore Owen Wister 1899

  • I am wronged in being called Intemperate; though I have reason to look baxjk with sorrow upon my self for loving company, and using too much Unreservedness in it, for my want of prudence in the choice of my conver - sants; and my prodigality in spending precious time.

    Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society 1792

  • Intemperate minds are what we see at work in the Arab Middle East.

    Ken Blackwell: Arab Spring/Islamist Fall Ken Blackwell 2011

  • Intemperate threats were pointless if civilians did not want to become soldiers, so Washington extended the deadlines to December 20, then to the 25th.

    George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011

  • Intemperate remarks on immigration made by Interior Minister Claude Gueant , who said that French people "no longer feel at home" and that immigration is "out of control," suggest that the president's party is pushing a right-wing agenda to retain its supporters and counter the rise of the extreme right Front National.

    Sarkozy: Monsieur 29% Gabriele Parussini 2011

  • Intemperate threats were pointless if civilians did not want to become soldiers, so Washington extended the deadlines to December 20, then to the 25th.

    George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011

  • Intemperate threats were pointless if civilians did not want to become soldiers, so Washington extended the deadlines to December 20, then to the 25th.

    George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011

  • Intemperate threats were pointless if civilians did not want to become soldiers, so Washington extended the deadlines to December 20, then to the 25th.

    George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011

  • Intemperate language mars Mr. Ferling's often impressive text, as does his too frequent reliance on speculation about Washington's thinking.

    Cherry Tree? Let's Negotiate 2009

  • Intemperate Lovers Jailed in Dubai yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Intemperate Lovers Jailed in Dubai'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: Too much champagne can make people do stupid things; sober Dubai court hands down ridiculous sentence.'

    Intemperate Lovers Jailed in Dubai 2008

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