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Anyhow, for those of us who occasionally wake up early in the morning positively startled by the fact that we are no fewer than 10,372 long, long miles away from home, “Five Hundred Miles” and The Seekers tug powerfully at the heart-strings.
The Seekers 2009
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Anyhow, for those of us who occasionally wake up early in the morning positively startled by the fact that we are no fewer than 10,372 long, long miles away from home, “Five Hundred Miles” and The Seekers tug powerfully at the heart-strings.
Archive 2009-08-01 2009
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And finally, as a recruitment tool, they strike at the heart-strings of all Muslims.
Yursil Kidwai: Time Square Bomber: Theological Confusion & Hypocrisy in Action Yursil Kidwai 2010
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She broke the hearts of scores of our young comrades, and scores of others she captured, and by their heart-strings led into our organization.
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But romance gripped his heart-strings and would not let him stay.
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Waking or sleeping it was always with me, whirring and jarring across my heart-strings like an enormous rasp.
MOON-FACE 2010
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And finally, as a recruitment tool, they strike at the heart-strings of all Muslims.
Yursil Kidwai: Time Square Bomber: Theological Confusion & Hypocrisy in Action Yursil Kidwai 2010
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But my heart-strings are always triggered by devastation, whether by Nature or Man.
Amber DeGrace: St. Lucia Devastation From Hurricane Tomas (PHOTOS) Amber DeGrace 2010
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And finally, as a recruitment tool, they strike at the heart-strings of all Muslims.
Yursil Kidwai: Time Square Bomber: Theological Confusion & Hypocrisy in Action Yursil Kidwai 2010
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King, felt his heart-strings touched sufficiently to come up and say to the woman: "Here's sixpence; go and get a bed."
CORONATION DAY 2010
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