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Examples
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The Duchess now called upon Sidonia to say the "gratias;" but she blundered and stammered, which many imputed to modesty, so that Prince Ernest had to repeat it in her stead.
Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Reigning Ducal House of Pomerania — Volume 1 Wilhelm Meinhold 1824
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The deacon lifts up the reed, genuflects and sings “Lumen Christi”; all genuflect, and answer “Deo gratias.”
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Even leaving aside the things she has tried to back-pedal out of, claiming they were just footnotes or whatever (like saying pregnant women were victims of involuntary servitude), this is a woman who fought before the Supreme Court (unsuccessfully, Deo gratias) to deny religious leaders their First Amendment rights; who has argued forcefully that “gender rights” trump all First Amendment rights, especially religious rights, — even in YOUR OWN MIND.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Dawn Johnsen Withdraws Nomination to be OLC Chief 2010
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As to a dear friend Mother Church bids farewell to her beloved Alleluia on the Saturday before Septuagesima Sunday, when at the end of Vespers the acclamation is sung twice after the Benedicamus Domino and the choir responds with its twofold repetition following the Deo gratias.
Septuagesima John 2009
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As to a dear friend Mother Church bids farewell to her beloved Alleluia on the Saturday before Septuagesima Sunday, when at the end of Vespers the acclamation is sung twice after the Benedicamus Domino and the choir responds with its twofold repetition following the Deo gratias.
From the Mail John 2009
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The procession goes forward to the altar, and the deacon sings “Lumen Christi”, higher still, again genuflecting and raising the reed, and all answer once again “Deo gratias.”
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It was an altogether grueling journey, hardened traveler or not, and Winthrop returned so exhausted that this typically scientific thinker was reduced to a basic spiritual flourish when penning the final entry of his travel diary: “Deo gratias.”
The King's Best Highway Eric Jaffe 2010
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It was an altogether grueling journey, hardened traveler or not, and Winthrop returned so exhausted that this typically scientific thinker was reduced to a basic spiritual flourish when penning the final entry of his travel diary: “Deo gratias.”
The King's Best Highway Eric Jaffe 2010
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Even leaving aside the things she has tried to back-pedal out of, claiming they were just footnotes or whatever (like saying pregnant women were victims of involuntary servitude), this is a woman who fought before the Supreme Court (unsuccessfully, Deo gratias) to deny religious leaders their First Amendment rights; who has argued forcefully that “gender rights” trump all First Amendment rights, especially religious rights, — even in YOUR OWN MIND.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Dawn Johnsen Withdraws Nomination to be OLC Chief 2010
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It was an altogether grueling journey, hardened traveler or not, and Winthrop returned so exhausted that this typically scientific thinker was reduced to a basic spiritual flourish when penning the final entry of his travel diary: “Deo gratias.”
The King's Best Highway Eric Jaffe 2010
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