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  • ICBC, in its statement, said its board believes Mr. Zhang "is familiar with international financial markets and circumstan ces of the country and is experienced in the management of international banks."

    ICBC Hires Deutsche's China Head Dinny McMahon 2010

  • "Learned Etienne, the more difficult a Tsla's circumstan-ces, the more generous he is with his hospitality."

    Voyage To The City Of The Dead Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1984

  • I cannot vote for the crackpot Republican ­s, but am so disgusted with Barack Obama that I can under no circumstan ­ces cast my vote for him again.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Michael Brenner 2011

  • It might be helpful in these circumstan ­ces to confuse the lawful use of guns for protection with criminal use since the moral difference isn't easily distinguis ­hable to some people.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • The circumstan ­ces of his death added that much more to his writings in life.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com AP 2012

  • But I wonder why it doesn't make him reconsider his party's drive to criminaliz ­e all abortions, which would force girl children in his circumstan ­ce to give birth the children of their abusers?

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • Actually -- there's no circumstan­ce that would make me allow my child to display herself in this kind of "ness" ... but i point out the above -- as an extreme circumstan

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • The Republican ­s have been instructed by their corporate owners that they are under no circumstan ­ces to get in the way of raising the debt ceiling.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • Of course circumstan ­ces proving he had no danger at the time of his departure should be relevant.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Rebecca Dolan 2012

  • Different circumstan ­ces entirely, but this could be said with complete accuracy about Barack Obama as well.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

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