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It has a deskful of negative associations and nothing to do with the current plan for Readercon 21, which is a temporary simplification of the program to something whose creation and coordination will not cause nervous breakdowns among members of the committee.
Readercon Redux yuki_onna 2009
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He left a deskful of manuscripts and unanswered letters behind.
Economic Principals David Warsh 1993
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I scanned the deskful of clippings, photos, and articles spread out in front of me like pieces from several different jigsaw puzzles.
Mary, Mary Patterson, James, 1947- 2005
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He was standing at a window of St Leonard's, taking a break from his deskful of work, all the paperwork on Morris Gerald Cafferty.
Mortal Causes Rankin, Ian 1994
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Lemoyne, he said, had gone out and left him with a deskful of themes: tiresome routine work, but necessary, and immensely absorptive of time.
Bertram Cope's Year Henry Blake Fuller 1893
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