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Whereas the Germans, if they hold any communication at all with us, can only give us the Lie Direct and invent fresh and fearful stages of dispute we, in the intervals of carrying on the war very vigorously, can yet get back now and then to Quips Modest or even Retorts Courteous.
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Retorts the celluloid Summers, sarcastically: "I'm devastated by that."
The Larry Summers moment in "The Social Network," and how actor Douglas Urbanski nailed it The Reliable Source 2010
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Here at Consumer Retorts, we pride ourselves on looking beyond the hype; we're looking for performance.
Rick Horowitz: Session Not as Lame as All That Rick Horowitz 2010
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Retorts to concerns of professors like Ian Ayres at Yale is that it is we professors who are to blame for not grabbing and keeping the attention of 21st Century students.
Maureen A. Howard: Laptops in Class: A Professional Virus 2010
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Here at Consumer Retorts, we pride ourselves on looking beyond the hype; we're looking for performance.
Rick Horowitz: Session Not as Lame as All That Rick Horowitz 2010
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Retorts Meghan: "Well, you put me in public school."
"This looks a little bit staged": D.C. "Housewives" recap and fact-check (#3, Aug. 19) 2010
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Here at the Consumer Retorts test labs, we recently had the chance to put one highly touted brand of shellac through its paces -- and the results were quite a surprise.
Rick Horowitz: Session Not as Lame as All That Rick Horowitz 2010
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Retorts to concerns of professors like Ian Ayres at Yale is that it is we professors who are to blame for not grabbing and keeping the attention of 21st Century students.
Laptops in Class: A Professional Virus Maureen A. Howard 2010
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Here at the Consumer Retorts test labs, we recently had the chance to put one highly touted brand of shellac through its paces -- and the results were quite a surprise.
Rick Horowitz: Session Not as Lame as All That Rick Horowitz 2010
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Retorts Artie: "" Yeah, I saw you tooting up behind a tree, talking on your cell phone. ''
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