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  • Or we can head off onto the margins of the political debate and reduce spending growth even further for the sake of a short term argument.

    The mouse that didn't quite roar Helen 2008

  • In 1950, four months after the Korean War began the Republicans made President Truman's quote, "blundering" a key part of their midterm argument.

    CNN Transcript Oct 19, 2006 2006

  • You must use the - k option and the keyword argument.

    Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage John Goerzen

  • We don't talk much politics anymore because the last time it blew up into a name calling argument.

    Latest Articles Washington Post 2010

  • We don't talk much politics anymore because the last time it blew up into a name calling argument.

    Latest Articles Washington Post 2010

  • We don't talk much politics anymore because the last time it blew up into a name calling argument.

    Latest Articles Washington Post 2010

  • We're going to have a problem if we code this myprog - v - r - t - file_a. txt - file_b. txt - file_c. txt myprog is going to see "- file_a. txt" and (since it starts with a dash, the sigil) myprog will try to handle it like a keyword argument.

    Planet Python 2010

  • That, combined with the high regard in which many Americans hold the Prius makes for a very compelling long-term argument.

    Autoblog Green 2009

  • That, combined with the high regard in which many Americans hold the Prius makes for a very compelling long-term argument.

    Autoblog Green 2009

  • Or we can head off onto the margins of the political debate and reduce spending growth even further for the sake of a short term argument. "

    Osborne on tax 2008

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