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She had sex with strangers calling her child calling her woman calling her child-like mother whore
She Had Sex With Strangers MaryAnne Kolton 2011
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The child-like aspects of the piece are thrust so front and center, it borders on the humorous.
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It is the world seen through the eyes of a child re-told by an author with a child-like view of the world.
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It's not only the judges that all get furious when the home secretary makes a parody of a court judgment – our commission, who are helping us form our view on this, are not going to be entertained by laughable, child-like examples being given.
Kenneth Clarke prepares for 'enforced retirement' following cat spat with May 2011
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Frank judgments like these are a hallmark of Mr. Johnson's work, delivered with almost child-like glee.
Why America Will Stay on Top Brian M. Carney 2011
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With neither one really capable of conceiving anything other than a very child-like notion of love, you get a love story that manages to skirt around what would otherwise be a notoriously bad idea for an onscreen romance.
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Welner also testified that the child-like Omar who's been without a father for seven years is vulnerable to father figures in the camp who "take him under their wing."
Daphne Eviatar: U.S. Government Witness Testifies Gitmo Prisoner's Religiosity Makes Him Dangerous Daphne Eviatar 2010
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Courtesy Tal R and Victoria Miro Gallery, London/ © Tal R 'Science Fiction' 2011 Tal R's art—from his cartoon-like, often sexually explicit drawings that playfully consider the dark and absurd, to the almost child-like collages that mix and match medium and material without convention, to fancifully rendered narrative- and character-rich paintings, full of dramatic color—have made him a buzzed-about talent over the past decade.
The Tell-Tale Art of Tal R Natalia Rachlin 2011
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Welner also testified that the child-like Omar who's been without a father for seven years is vulnerable to father figures in the camp who "take him under their wing."
Daphne Eviatar: U.S. Government Witness Testifies Gitmo Prisoner's Religiosity Makes Him Dangerous Daphne Eviatar 2010
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Sitting together at a long table in a sunny atrium, many of the participants sipped the soup with child-like wonder, commenting frequently about its depth of flavor, texture and thickness.
The Fast Road to a Healthier Holiday Rhea Wessel 2011
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