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  • These people were contami-nating him-he hadn't been among them for even half a day, and already he was thinking about challenges and status, worrying because they thought he was a provincial, insular bumpkin!

    Elvenborn Lackey, Mercedes 2002

  • Scait rasped serrated teeth and tossed the contami-nated matrix from palm to palm.

    Shadowfane Wurts, Janny 1988

  • As the witch had done before him, he scrubbed his hands on the grass trying to rub from them the contami - nation he felt.

    Witch World Norton, Andre 1963

  • The store scrapped the plan when contami-nated soil and groundwater was discovered on the site.

    billingsgazette.com 2010

  • Investigators still aren't sure what caused the contami-nation.

    News for WSLS 10 2009

  • The entity has the intent and the ability to sell the asset, but it would be unlikely to find a buyer while this contami - nation was present.

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  • All thele Hones contain fomc flight contami - nation from other flones, argill, or iron, amounting at moft to about 10 or iz per ct.; if more than

    Elements of Mineralogy: By Richard Kirwan, ... 1794

  • Fraud may occasionally contami - nate the transactions of all nations; but no one Who has estimated the extent of our resources, or the respectability of our merchants, could for a believe them subservient to the fraudu - lent purposes of any nations.

    The debates and proceedings in the Congress of the United States : with an appendix containing important state papers and public documents, and all the laws of a public nature; with a copious index; compiled from authentic materials 1789

  • The department shall determine and promulgate definite bounds of areas found to be contami - nated as aforesaid and shall publish in a newspaper pub - lished in the town in which or adjacent to which any such contaminated area is situated, and shall file in the office of the clerk of such town, the results of its examination in relation thereto, and shall cause to be posted at points on

    Acts and resolves passed by the General Court 1663

  • 21, 22 RESOURCEinated soil to other locations. ing the contami LIST ng m at to provide residents and environmentalare effective at services to Plants organizations with three key start the summer of 2007.

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