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Smith called O'Rourke's decision "proper and just under the law" and said that he believes in the accuracy of the new machines and that the outcome will remain the same.
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"I guess you know he went t 'O'Rourke's an' give that M'Ginnis the thrashin 'of his dirty life?" said Mrs. Trapes rather hastily.
The Definite Object A Romance of New York Jeffery Farnol 1915
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"Why, then, Kid, what about comin 'over t' O'Rourke's t'night?"
The Definite Object A Romance of New York Jeffery Farnol 1915
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"You're comin 'over t' O'Rourke's t'night, of course?"
The Definite Object A Romance of New York Jeffery Farnol 1915
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He said the congressman could raise millions of dollars to fight off a challenger, even someone such as O'Rourke, who would be able to raise money through his own political and family connections.
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The bush, a forerunner of the 'Talking Oak' or the 'Father of the Forest,' gives its recollections, which go back to the times of the Firbolgs, the Tuatha De Danaan, 'without heart, without humanity'; the Sons of the Gael; the heroic Fianna, who 'would never put more than one man to fight against one'; Cuchulain 'of the Grey Sword, that broke every gap'; till at last it comes to 'O'Rourke's wife that brought a blow to Ireland': for it was on her account the English were first called in.
Poets and Dreamers Studies and translations from the Irish Lady Gregory 1892
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O'Rourke would go on to play only 13 games for the Clarets before making nearly 100 appearances for Blackpool in the 1980s.
King Olav, Crystal Palace, Erik Thorstvedt and the eviction of Cromer | The Knowledge 2011
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O'Rourke had been understudy to the long-serving Alan Stevenson for a while before finally getting his chance when Stevenson was injured, begins Tom Prankerd.
King Olav, Crystal Palace, Erik Thorstvedt and the eviction of Cromer | The Knowledge 2011
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As Matt Round points out, it is worth keeping an eye on Clive Allen after he misses a sitter for the seventh allowing Glenn Roeder to score:In O'Rourke's defence he was hardly helped by some utterly inept defending and the correspondent for the Burnley Express named him as man of the match.
King Olav, Crystal Palace, Erik Thorstvedt and the eviction of Cromer | The Knowledge 2011
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O'Rourke that among the few books he'd wished he'd written were "The Great Gatsby" and the Book of Revelation.
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride Matt Labash 2011
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