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RICHARD YATES 'NOVEL has been, as Richard Ford once wrote, “a secret handshake” among the cultish fans who have fought for Revolutionary Road and Yates (who died in sad circumstances before his work rose to its current acclaim) to take their rightful place beside Cheever, Carver, Updike and Fitzgerald.
Can Love Survive? 2008
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Sports director Sean Yates is delighted to have Rogers on board and feels he can be a great role model for the younger riders on the team.
Team Sky officially announces Michael Rogers hire for 2011 2010
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But privately Yates is understood to be horrified anti-terrorist cash has been used in this way.
ACPO blames front-line cops for doing their job SHOCK! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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I think David Yates is one of the most talented directors working today.
Bill Nighy Still Waiting For David Yates’ ‘Harry Potter’ Casting Call » MTV Movies Blog 2009
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You must be VERY, VERY glad that the Supreme Court sided with the commies in Yates v. Unites States, right?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Is the Slaughter Solution constitutional? 2010
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Brandon Peters, a 6-foot-2 guard out of Houston Yates, is ranked 119th overall and is rated the 32nd-best shooting guard in the country.
Sun Belt Conference 2010
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Eventually the court ended up having to face the fact that this was being used to punish what was seen to be an enemy ideology, and so in Yates v. United States, the courts ruled that the act was unconstitutional except when applied to individuals who were advocating, in context with their actions, specific steps to make this happen.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Lawyers, Treason, and Deception: A Response to Andrew McCarthy 2010
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Brandon Peters, a 6-foot-2 guard out of Houston Yates, is ranked 119th overall and is rated the 32nd-best shooting guard in the country.
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The court ruled in Yates that the Constitution demanded that advocating the moral necessity of violence against the state must not be criminalized.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Lawyers, Treason, and Deception: A Response to Andrew McCarthy 2010
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I feel as though Yates is merely going through the motions needed to keep the franchise in a majority of the audience's good favour.
New Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Photo and Early Romance Buzz! Updated! « FirstShowing.net 2008
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