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It is mentioned in a letter of May 25, whence the title comes.
Notes 1918
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It is mentioned in a letter of May 25, whence the title comes.
Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins Now First Published Gerard Manley Hopkins 1866
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The right question is how close to characterizing the *policy* views at issue a label comes.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Regents’ Veto of Erwin Chemerinsky as Dean of the New UCI Law School: 2007
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And our own Emergency Services team, while also monitoring the record flooding in Nashville, Tenn. and preparing for our Animal Care Expo to be held in the city next week, have readied our equipment and are on standby for deployment from wherever they may be when the call comes.
Wayne Pacelle: At the Ready for Animal Victims of Oil Spill 2010
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And our own Emergency Services team, while also monitoring the record flooding in Nashville, Tenn. and preparing for our Animal Care Expo to be held in the city next week, have readied our equipment and are on standby for deployment from wherever they may be when the call comes.
Wayne Pacelle: At the Ready for Animal Victims of Oil Spill 2010
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By their nature, the acts of statesmen and stateswomen are sometimes invisible and more often uncertain as to their outcome when taken -- we can't always know if these actions will help us in the long term -- until the long term comes.
Terry Newell: Seeking Statesmen Terry Newell 2010
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By their nature, the acts of statesmen and stateswomen are sometimes invisible and more often uncertain as to their outcome when taken -- we can't always know if these actions will help us in the long term -- until the long term comes.
Terry Newell: Seeking Statesmen Terry Newell 2010
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The ad is about fear - 3 in the morning, your kids safe in bed, just when you thought you were safe ... the call comes.
Mark Penn: Hillary 3 A.M.-Kids-Sleeping Spot Is A "Positive Ad" 2009
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The law is not thrust upon man; it rests deep within him, to waken when the call comes.
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As Wheeler puts it: "Joe Lieberman's not going to be there at 3 o'clock in the morning, in bed with him, when the phone call comes."
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