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_ "Overriding" or failure to find a foreign body known to be present_ is explained by the collapsed walls and folds covering the object, since the esophagoscope cannot be of sufficient size to smooth out these folds, and still be of small enough diameter to pass the constricted points of the esophagus noted in the chapter on anatomy.
Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery Chevalier Jackson 1911
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Overriding them would require a substantial Congressional majority.
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Today Race is not the Overriding issue (In normal terms that means it is a factor but only a small one) But I am sure some time next week he will believe the hype and say race is the factor.
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Overriding them would require a substantial Congressional majority.
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Overriding a presidential veto would require the support of two-thirds of the House.
Key House Republican: We Might Have Veto-Proof Majority For Repealing Health Care Sam Stein 2011
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Overriding criticism, in fact, wasn't directed at machines or poll workers.
New Voting System Earns a Passing Grade Tamer El-Ghobashy 2010
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Shah et al., “Overriding Imatinib Resistance with a Novel ABL Kinase Inhibitor,” Science 305, no.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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Shah et al., “Overriding Imatinib Resistance with a Novel ABL Kinase Inhibitor,” Science 305, no.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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Overriding aorta - The aorta, the large artery that takes blood to the body, is on top of both ventricles, instead of just the left ventricle as in a normal heart.
Tetralogy of Fallot 2008
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"Overriding the hecklers 'veto is the big donors' veto," he said.
David Lane Strikes Again, Forces University Of Wyoming To Allow Bill Ayers Speech 2010
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