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  • And individual adult responsibility for one's own emotional state makes it OK in the absence of a uniform because we're not by-default responsible for the emotional states of other adults.

    "Madison gun owner Auric Gold said he often carries a handgun in a holster while walking in his east side neighborhood..." Ann Althouse 2009

  • Michael had always been considered the one who understood her, but this was a by-default role, and his understanding was incomplete.

    The Position Meg Wolitzer 2005

  • Derek Stepan: A rookie of remarkable maturity and ease of manner, he has responded well to the task of often being the by-default No. 1 center.

    NYT > Home Page By JEFF Z. KLEIN 2011

  • · Every user profile must map with a sub-type, by-default it will be mapped with 'Default

    Site Home Spses 2010

  • MS10-027, on the other hand, patches a critical bug in Windows Media Player, Microsoft's by-default audio - and video-playing software, on Windows 2000 and XP.

    Latest from Computerworld Gregg Keizer 2010

  • MS10-027, on the other hand, patches a critical bug in Windows Media Player, Microsoft's by-default audio - and video-playing software, on Windows 2000 and XP.

    ARN News 2010

  • MS10-027, on the other hand, patches a critical bug in Windows Media Player, Microsoft's by-default audio - and video-playing software, on Windows 2000 and XP.

    ARN News 2010

  • Linux, the by-default open platform, suffers from a lack of commercial-grade binary-only offerings.

    InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs Serdar Yegulalp 2010

  • He's clearly a better utility option than Patterson at this point, but because he has that option year, the A's just want to use it by-default.

    Athletics Nation baseballgirl 2010

  • He's clearly a better utility option than Patterson at this point, but because he has that option year, the A's just want to use it by-default.

    Athletics Nation baseballgirl 2010

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