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  • But even this protocol defines mercenaries narrowly and elsewhere both extends protections to indigenous guerrillas and preserves the rights of foreign military forces fighting on their behalf, clearly reflecting postcolonial debate and biases regarding the use of mercenaries in struggles for liberation.

    David Isenberg: Outsourcing War and Peace: Part 2 David Isenberg 2011

  • U.S. companies ' profits rose in the third quarter to an annual rate of $1.66 trillion, the highest on record, refl ecting the divergence between the recovery for the corporate sector and American households.

    Corporate Profits Rise to Record Annual Rate Luca Di Leo 2010

  • Sid continues to sit peacefully, refl ecting on the fact that beneath the surface of temporary beauty is a bag of bones, fl esh, and putrid fl uids.

    Noah Levine: Sid - The Rebel Saint - Part II 2009

  • She publish­ed her Notes on Matters aff­ecting the Health and Efficiency and Hospital Administ­ration of the British Army and pushed her political contacts very hard for a Royal Commission.

    Archive 2009-01-01 Hels 2009

  • She publish­ed her Notes on Matters aff­ecting the Health and Efficiency and Hospital Administ­ration of the British Army and pushed her political contacts very hard for a Royal Commission.

    Questions from a Fellow Blogger Hels 2009

  • He spent many days continuing his meditation, refl ecting on his newfound freedom and the path that had led him to deliverance from all forms of suffering and confusion.

    Noah Levine: Sid - The Rebel Saint - Part III - 2009

  • Another way both partners can be better listeners is to use paraphrasing, or refl ecting back what the other said to clarify the meaning and show you were attentive.

    The 10 Best Questions Dede Bonner 2008

  • Another way both partners can be better listeners is to use paraphrasing, or refl ecting back what the other said to clarify the meaning and show you were attentive.

    The 10 Best Questions Dede Bonner 2008

  • Even without a moon the sandstone picked up illumination from the night sky, refl ecting back the dim glow of starlight.

    A Rock in the Baltic Barr, Robert, 1850-1912 1906

  • I have bought Innis's land the Deeds are executed I had once intended to send them to you to get them Acknowledged but I was exp ecting to be up at this Court I thought it more proper to send them to Majr:

    Letter from Robert Carter to Robert Jones, December 4, 1728 1728

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