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i was so excited i called germaine right after it was all done!
overthefence Diary Entry overthefence 2006
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Hope you're out with your shovel helping to clean-up germaine, instead of sitting on your high horse saying I told you so!
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The Budget Resolution this year does NOT say that amendments msut be germaine, so they need not be.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Is the Slaughter Solution constitutional? 2010
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The Budget Resolution this year does NOT say that amendments must be germaine, so they need not be.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Is the Slaughter Solution constitutional? 2010
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As an advocate for veterans, he is clouding the specific issues germaine to his duties.
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The Budget Resolution this year does NOT say that amendments must be germaine, so they need not be.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Is the Slaughter Solution constitutional? 2010
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The viagra deal could be considered germaine and will need a simple majority.
Think Progress » Vitter introduces frivolous amendment to deny federal funds to dissolving ACORN. 2010
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I didn't run the absolute min benefit which probably is germaine in this subject.
Bartlett and Krugman, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Then there is still the option of passing health care through the budget reconciliation process: not so germaine, but it only requires only 51 Senate votes.
Jennifer Donahue: Bungled Health Care Process Gets Blamed on Scapegoat Coakley 2010
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Then there is still the option of passing health care through the budget reconciliation process: not so germaine, but it only requires only 51 Senate votes.
Jennifer Donahue: Bungled Health Care Process Gets Blamed on Scapegoat Coakley 2010
nathan.marcel commented on the word germaine
I hear this word used a lot. It seems to mean "in keeping with" "perfect" "typical" " very good-in context."
April 25, 2012