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They were ferious at him yesterday, but for some reason I didn't see anything about this on CNN.
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MILLS MCCARTNEY: Some of the ferious fighting took place here in (UNINTELLIGIBLE) Povidence during Vietnam war.
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Another 84 people died when the suspected bomber launched a ferious attack on a youth summer camp outside of the city.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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True to the spirit of the Indians, the made a ferious comeback and had the lead wittled down to as few as 8 points with just under six minutes to go.
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With more than one nation, we have ferious and unfettled controverfies: and with one powerful in the means and habits of war, we are at war.
Congressional Reporter, Containing the Public Documents, and the Debates [in Congress] 1812
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His fervants and his wives and children talk and fing. or play how they pleafe all the time, but himfeif is very ferious.
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Yet to my aflonifhment have I heard it ftated during this debate, that our government had made no ferious proportions to fecure to Great Britain the fervices of her feamen.,
Congressional Reporter, Containing the Public Documents, and the Debates [in Congress] 1812
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That fuch an interpretation of the capitu - lation would be produdive of the mod ferious confct
Reports of cases argued and determined in the High Court of Admiralty; commencing with the judgments of the Right Hon. Sir William Scott, Easter term 1808 [-1812] Edwards, Thomas, 1775?-1845, reporter 1812
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Paffing by*nany of thofe things which have amufed by thejir ingenuity, or furprifed b£ their novelty, but which do hot deferve a ferious anfwer, I will endeavor to ftate diftinfctly the grounds taken by the oppo - nents of this bill, or rather the opponents of furnifhing the means of profecutmg the war: — Firftly.
Congressional Reporter, Containing the Public Documents, and the Debates [in Congress] 1812
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It is probable, therefore, that in a negotiation commenced and prbfecuted with friendly difpofitions — the ab -. ftract queftpn of right might not arite — and rf it did, both parties regarding and looking to the future more than the paft, would not permit fo inconfiderable a pra&ical and paft evil to become a ferious object of conteftation.
Congressional Reporter, Containing the Public Documents, and the Debates [in Congress] 1812
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