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  • This army, like other armies, included many wild and lawless men who cherished in their hearts neither the fear of God nor the fear of man; but the South was religious, and if the battle or march did not forbid,

    Before the Dawn A Story of the Fall of Richmond 1890

  • Big Brother is now working on some very urgent matters, like banning metal baseball bats, snowboarding without a helmet, nipple piercing, the number of calories in a Big Mac and, heaven forbid,

    The Orange County Register - News Headlines : News BILL BORDEN 2010

  • So, at the end of the day, I suspect I won't seek medical care in Libya if, heaven forbid,

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com David Harris 2010

  • Here in Canada, Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff has suffered in the polls for a number of reasons, including his labelling as an "academic," an "elite" and, God forbid,

    thegauntlet.ca RSS feed editor+Kim.Nursall@thegauntlet.ca (Kim Nursall, My 2010

  • Here in Canada, Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff has suffered in the polls for a number of reasons, including his labelling as an "academic," an "elite" and, God forbid,

    thegauntlet.ca RSS feed 2010

  • So, at the end of the day, I suspect I won't seek medical care in Libya if, heaven forbid,

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com David Harris 2010

  • I do agree that you shouldn't sit in a bookstore and read the book, or god forbid,

    MoJo Blogs and Articles 2009

  • It may not be shocking to us, but those folks are still stunned that we can read what's going on in Europe or, heaven forbid,

    Joystiq 2009

  • Strange that those who use it only ever bring this lame excuse out when it's healthcare we're talking about, and none of the other emergency services (Fire, Police etc.) or, God forbid,

    Army Rumour Service 2009

  • That is, above commercial air traffic, and all the air-traffic-control regulations that discourage, and often forbid,

    StrategyPage.com 2009

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