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  • A hastily drawn-up electoral register which excluded them would deepen their disengagement.

    3.5m voters missing from electoral register Allegra Stratton 2010

  • What our army and navy is was splendidly demonstrated when our bluejackets marched aboard their ships before our drawn-up soldiers while Admiral Fletcher transferred the command of Vera Cruz to General Funston.

    Mexico's Army and Ours 2010

  • Balsillie and Lazaridis said that they had held a number of meetings to discuss succession and that in December they recommended executing a previously drawn-up plan to elevate Thorsten Heins , who had been one of two chief operating officers.

    Irate Investors Sought Research In Motion Overhaul 2012

  • While they don't play again until Oct. 17 against Cleveland, he quickly settled back into a routine – offensive coordinator Bruce Arians had drawn-up plays waiting for him to review.

    Ben Roethlisberger Is Back AP 2010

  • Tired and defeated, I slumped to the ground, resting my head on my drawn-up knees.

    Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Positive Jack Canfield 2010

  • Tired and defeated, I slumped to the ground, resting my head on my drawn-up knees.

    Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Positive Jack Canfield 2010

  • A list of 5 officers of the government army directly implicated in rape was drawn-up over 2 years ago.

    Kerry Kennedy: Wrong Time for Congo Debt Forgiveness 2010

  • Oh, no, all she could do was sit down with her eyes squeezed shut, her back pressed against the door, and her arms wrapped around her drawn-up knees.

    Primal Instincts Susan Sizemore 2010

  • A list of 5 officers of the government army directly implicated in rape was drawn-up over 2 years ago.

    Kerry Kennedy: Wrong Time for Congo Debt Forgiveness 2010

  • The building is a classic, very likely designed by Brunel, certainly drawn-up by an assistant under the master's supervision.

    Railway Echo No 6 Peter Ashley 2008

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