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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
emboil .
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Examples
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Owen and Eunice Johns from Derby became emboiled in a dispute over an application to be foster carers after a social worker questioned their views on homosexuality.
Christian Legal Centre has more than 50 cases in religious discrimination fight 2011
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The New Orleans Levee Authority, reformed by the voters after the 2005 flood to include professional engineers, hydrologists, and other experts, now admits it's been emboiled in a months-long wrangle with the Corps over the decision.
Harry Shearer: "Sacrificial Steel": Is the Corps Dooming Eastern New Orleans Again? 2010
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The New Orleans Levee Authority, reformed by the voters after the 2005 flood to include professional engineers, hydrologists, and other experts, now admits it's been emboiled in a months-long wrangle with the Corps over the decision.
Harry Shearer: "Sacrificial Steel": Is the Corps Dooming Eastern New Orleans Again? 2010
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The New Orleans Levee Authority, reformed by the voters after the 2005 flood to include professional engineers, hydrologists, and other experts, now admits it's been emboiled in a months-long wrangle with the Corps over the decision.
Harry Shearer: "Sacrificial Steel": Is the Corps Dooming Eastern New Orleans Again? 2010
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Owen and Eunice Johns from Derby became emboiled in a dispute over an application to be foster carers after a social worker questioned their views on homosexuality.
The Guardian World News Jamie Doward 2011
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The party was emboiled in a "cash for honours" scandal after the Prime Minister admitted that £600,000 of donations from controversial businessman David Abrahams were not "lawfully declared."
PinkNews.co.uk 2009
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The party was emboiled in a "cash for honours" scandal after the Prime Minister admitted that £600,000 of donations from controversial businessman David Abrahams were not "lawfully declared."
PinkNews.co.uk 2009
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The party was emboiled in a "cash for honours" scandal after the Prime Minister admitted that £600,000 of donations from controversial businessman David Abrahams were not "lawfully declared."
PinkNews.co.uk 2009
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The party was emboiled in a "cash for honours" scandal after the Prime Minister admitted that £600,000 of donations from controversial businessman David Abrahams were not "lawfully declared."
PinkNews.co.uk 2009
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The party was emboiled in a "cash for honours" scandal after the Prime Minister admitted that £600,000 of donations from controversial businessman David Abrahams were not "lawfully declared."
PinkNews.co.uk 2009
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